Whenever a homosexual individual introduces me to their partner, I immediately try to determine who’s the “husband” and who’s the “wife” in the relationship.
It’s always difficult because they both call each other “partner”. It would be extremely helpful if they designated different words. When I hear “partner”, it reminds me of a law office. So perhaps they could refer to the “wife” as an “associate”†.
†As I read this back, I realize how misogynistic this must sound by implying that woman are inferior to men. Obviously, I’m referring to a gay couple in the 1950s before the bra-burning feminist movement.
