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From: seifert@ihuxl.UUCP (D.A. Seifert)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Girl/Woman - responsibility for what others think
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Date: Thu, 4-Oct-84 09:19:59 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct  4 09:19:59 1984
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> Girlfriend and woman-friend, boyfriend and man-friend do not
> seem to carry the same meanings, so how do these fit in with the
> demands to be called by some seemingly more adult name?  Most of
> the people who are not on this net will not even understand the
> terms made up here (MOTOS, SO, etc).  Now what, Sherlock?

Well, there's always "lady-friend" and "gentleman-friend".
Or sometimes "gentleman-caller".

Of course if the person in question doesn't qualify for the
term "lady" or "gentleman", you still have a problem.

How about "main-squeeze" ?
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