welbeck
Scotgirlnick
My daughter refers to the man she lives with as her partner. I tend to refer to him as her boyfriend. Or partner depending on who Im talking to
why not use the term which they do of themselves.
boyfriend sounds more flimsy to me,
poss here today and gone tomorrow,
or someone one is walking out with,
rather than staying in with.
it could come across as not fully accepting their status.
Frank Skinner did make me laugh when he said that a man of his age talking about his ‘girlfriend’ was like a man of his age talking about ‘his skateboard’!
I know you would call them by their name, but I think the question relates more to introductions, when you need to explain who the person is. I’d just go for daughter/son -in-law, or son/daughter’s partner.
