releasethemurderbirds

why do we have boyfriends and girlfriends when we could have “datemates” which

  • rhymes
  • is genderneutral
  • avoids confusion between girl friends and girlfriends and boy friends and boyfriends
  • means you don’t have to introduce your adult partner by an infantilizing term
  • is cute too
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