My partner is pregnant

Dj_Jestar said:
When ever I see "partner" in the context of a relationship, I always assume it's going to be a gay relationship :o
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I just think its such an impersonal way to refer to somebody you love.

A Partner is somebody you dance with, play golf with, are on the board with at your local solicitors office, etc.

Not somebody you love.

I guess some people are just massively insecure about using the term 'girlfriend' as it makes them think of 16 year olds. If your relationship is worrying you in that way, why not marry her.
 
[TW]Fox;16453037 said:
Then ask her to marry you, don't use some daft word to try and sound more grown up than you really are, it doesnt change the fact you are not married.
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In your opinion of course.

Notice that I didn't say it changes the fact that they're not married?
 
Congratulations! we are trying for a baby at the moment, but its not just happening and its been 3 months, not that im complaining ;)
 
Just tell him straight. if he isnt fine, he'll soon come round.


I thought my partners/gfs/whatever you want to call hers dad would bottle me when i told him. ... but he bought me a drink instead so it all worked out in the end :p

I guess some people are just massively insecure about using the term 'girlfriend' as it makes them think of 16 year olds. If your relationship is worrying you in that way, why not marry her.
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i'd wager you care more about it than they do :p
 
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youll be fine. Plus youll know when the moments right. Just pop over and see him.

I remember being 17 and bricking myself telling my dad. He suprised me with how supportive he was, hes quite old fashioned aswell.

As for the comments of only being together a year. My good lady and I had been together barely 6 months, ten years later we have a 4 year old aswell and a dog ;)
 
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james.miller said:
i'd wager you care more about it than they do :p
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I'll take that wager as they've made a concious decision to change the term they refer to each other by whereas I just go with the accepted convention because I don't really give a stuff what people think about having a 'girlfriend' or whatever reason it is people use the sort of name you'd call your golfing mate instead :p
 
james.miller said:
i'd wager you care more about it than they do :p
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LMAO, bingo.

Fancy getting so upset over someone else's choice about what they name their better half :D. Personally I go for girlfriend, but if someone chose to call their girlfriend a partner, as they felt that it better reflected the long-term nature of their relationship or the fact that they've been living together for ages or something, then I can't see the problem with it. God forbid you think they're gay or something. :rolleyes:
 
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