Question of the day: what is your definition of the word "boyfriend"? When is someone a boyfriend?
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When you are dating only that person?
You can have more than one boyfriend. It's someone you are dating in some capacity. It used to be called beaux.
I agree with anon #2.
-Katie
My boyfriend is the definition. He's perfect. Lucky me.
Bonnie
I prefer the term "man-toy".
I agree with anon #1, when you are seeing him exclusively he is a boyfriend. When he is a 'beau' the modern term for that which I would use is "a man i'm dating" or "a man I'm seeing."
I really wish we had a better term for those of us who date men, not boys.
sex makes defining the term boyfriend a bit problematic. you may only be having sex with one person (for reasons other than emotional ones), but that doesn't necessarily make him your boyfriend. i find that word tricky. i think it is a step beyond only dating one person...when you start doing relationship type things vs. dating type things.
Why -- do you have one?
Same as my definition for girlfriend.
If I am uncomfortable going out with another woman, then the one I'm dating is my girlfriend.
So what do you call someone you are involved with but not exclusively? Is there a word for that?
-Katie
You would probably introduce them by saying, "this is xxx" or "this is my friend xxx". If you don't say the word boyfriend to anyone in introduction or even discussion, then can you really call them your boyfriend? Wouldn't they just be a more ambiguous "friend"? Someone that falls into the interstices of relationshipdom.
I guess there are two ways to use the term. One is sort of flip and casual, a la anon #2.
And the other is more like Rich describes (hey there Rich - sorry you missed my party).
As for whether I have one, well, I think I might. I'll keep you posted ;-)
-KAG
call him your lover! ah, only if we were european could we get away with that.
You've gotten a lot of traction on this one, if you know what I mean, and I think you do...
Nope. Not sure what you mean.
-Katie
Hey Katie,
Yeah, I'm sorry I missed it too, but the trip to Memphis was excellent. We completely surprised my aunt. We drove up in two vans loaded with party food, presents and decorations, surprised her with a "Happy Birthday!" at the door, decorated the house, hosted the party, cleaned up, and were out the door in about 4 hours.
If you knew my aunt, you'd understand just how much she appreciated the party, the cleanup, and the brevity of the whole thing!*grin*
As for your question, I would introduce my exclusive date as my girlfriend, and non-exclusive as my date. Come to think of it, I might even use the introduction as a way to nudge the relationship into the appropriate category.
Of course, that assumes there's a relationship to nudge, an assumption of questionable validity, especially here lately. Unless of course I choose to take my keyboard out to dinner.*grin*
No, that might get me talked about...
Nice blog. Keep up the good work.
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