Would you be bothered if your partner called you his ‘lady friend’?

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My partner said to his brother (who I’ve never met) that he’s busy today because his ‘lady friend’ was over. Would this bother you?

That would really bother me

I picture Stephen from MAFSAUS saying that, i'd feel sick 🤢🤢🤢🤢

Leave him x

It's an odd turn of phrase but I don't think I'd be insulted. Although he could have just said I'm with (your name) today if your brother knows you're his girlfriend!

Almost without exception, men who use that expression are, in my experience, absolute to$$ers and usually complete gammons (age is irrelevant here) 😀

What’s the difference between girlfriend and partner?

A partner is someone you have legal and practical intersection with (live together usually). A girlfriend is goes out for dinner a couple of times a week, has sex, is standing plus one for parties and events.

I'd probably just think it was the sort of mildly odd language brothers might use with each other.
That, or is his Dad Alan Partridge?

how old is he? 80? 😂

I’d assume it was said in jest. If not ick

I would assume the same. It's a joke.

It wouldn’t offend me but would somewhat give me the ick. It does give off old person vibes, with a side order of nudge nudge wink wink.

Can confirm he is neither.

I must say, I don’t agree with this at all. Many people move into together very quickly, whilst others live apart for years. I don’t think relationships exist in such narrow definitions.

I hate the term "partner" with a passion. We don't own a law firm together, mm'kay.

No, I wouldn't be offended. I wouldn't have even thought to be offended.

Or a jokey comment between brothers...

He clearly didn’t want to call you his girlfriend so I’d question how he sees you. You think it’d becoming more serious. It doesn’t appear he does. He didn’t even use your name.

He clearly didn’t want to call you his girlfriend so I’d question how he sees you.

Perhaps he doesn't see her as a girl?

eh? I’m assuming the op is in the uk where this is a term which means a committed relationship, it does not denote age,

I think that this is reading far too much into it.

I'd find it a bit twee but it's really just a nicer way of saying my girlfriend..I don't think you should take it badly

It was a tongue-in-cheek comment then.

Really? Why wouldn’t he use your name, and most people, men or women, use girlfriend or partner, lady friend is very distant, why didn’t he just say sues here,if the brother knows who you are.

I'd find it funny.

Partners have something tying them together beyond enjoying a Toby carvery together is my point

I think the same ^.
of course it could be banter but I wouldn’t want to be the object of the banter. There was a perfectly suitable word : Girlfriend or he could use your name.

Yes, maybe using the word girl in relation to the person he's having sex with (I assume) gives him the ick.