I find this one interesting, in part because I only started hearing it within the last five or six years, I think. I was really confused the first time I heard a friend say "I'm going out to dinner with my girlfriend that night" because I knew that she was straight, monogamous, and already in a long-term relationship.
Since then, I've heard (or at least noticed) it a lot more, and it seems odd. To me the weirdest part has been that, if a woman goes out with a close female friend, she's going out with a girlfriend. If it's a close male friend, it's a boyfriend. Why the differentiation? I've never gotten a clear answer to that... just a lot of blank stares when I ask. So thanks to the pointer to the discussion... it's interesting to see how other people respond.
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Date: 2011-05-22 00:30 (UTC)Since then, I've heard (or at least noticed) it a lot more, and it seems odd. To me the weirdest part has been that, if a woman goes out with a close female friend, she's going out with a girlfriend. If it's a close male friend, it's a boyfriend. Why the differentiation? I've never gotten a clear answer to that... just a lot of blank stares when I ask. So thanks to the pointer to the discussion... it's interesting to see how other people respond.