Since a lot of women have started to call their female friends “girlfriends”, I have to wonder how women with actual girlfriends have been dealing with this lol

  • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
    3·
    10 months ago

    My grandma talks like that but in my area in my generation it’s generally understood that [gender]friend is romantic and friend isn’t. If gender is relevant it’s “the [genders]”

    That terminology is incredibly frustrating as a lesbian. Especially since it’s regularly used alongside calling my wife my friend despite me repeatedly referring to her as my wife

    • flicker@kbin.social
      4·
      10 months ago

      I understand why this is frustrating and am not trying to take that from you, but thought you’d enjoy knowing that the last old lady who I confronted about calling my girlfriend as my girlfriend (in the platonic sense) was genuinely confused about my irritation, since “isn’t that the best part of having a girlfriend instead of a boyfriend? That they’re also your best friend? I always thought you two really got that part right.”

      It’s some arethestraightsokay stuff (and happened in like 2004) but I thought it might give you a smile.

    • SharkAttak@kbin.social
      1·
      10 months ago

      I heard that violently frenching in front of them would clear any misunderstanding, nuance or misinterpretation.

      “Nope, Mildred, those ain’t gals pals, for sure”