What do you call your significant other, when you're talking to others?

Do you call them your husband/wife....my man or my lady...my boyfriend/girlfriend....?

Or do you just call them by their name?
For me, I usually call him 'my guy' (and he calls me 'the wife' to his buddies.)
We are [i]engaged[/i], but I just feel like the term [b]fiance[/b] is better suited to the young couples....and we are definitely too old to be saying 'my boyfriend' and 'my girlfriend'

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SomeMichGuy · M

Why are you too old to use "fiancé/fiancée" or "boyfriend/girlfriend"? Those terms are not defined only for people under 30.

If they are accurate reflections of your relationship, use them...not fearfully or apologetically, but proudly, because you are proud of your S/O and your relationship. 😊

Or, you could take a cue from an old SNL skit and promote calling one's S/O "Pat", regardless of gender... 😉😆

ImpeccablyImperfect · 51-55, F

@SomeMichGuy hahaha that would be fun...I’d love to see his face when I did that! 😆