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Christine Christie Posted 5 years ago
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Companion

In a romantic sense, do people ever refer to the 'ones in their lives' as 'companion'?


And if so, does the term 'companion' sound more loving than 'partner'?

  

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Christine Christie In a romantic sense, do people ever refer to the 'ones in their lives' as ' companion '? And if so, does the term 'companion' sound more loving than ' partner '? In the romantic sense, 'companion' sounds very euphemistic and old-fashioned to my ear.

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  • Christine Christie In a romantic sense, do people ever refer to the 'ones in their lives' as ' companion '?
  • And if so, does the term 'companion' sound more loving than ' partner '?
  • In the romantic sense, 'companion' sounds very euphemistic and old-fashioned to my ear.
  • 'partner' is the much more widespread term these days, along with 'girlfriend' and 'boyfriend'.
  • Neither sounds more loving to me.
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Christine Christie

In a romantic sense, do people ever refer to the 'ones in their lives' as 'companion'?


And if so, does the term 'companion' sound more loving than 'partner'?

In the romantic sense, 'companion' sounds very euphemistic and old-fashioned to my ear. 'partner' is the much more widespread term these days, along w

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