Comments on: Uncategorized: "Boyfriend" and "Girlfriend" Are Not Pejorative Terms http://thenewgay.net/2008/12/boyfriend-and-girlfriend-are-not.html For Everyone Over the Rainbow Fri, 25 May 2012 01:14:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Steven http://thenewgay.net/2008/12/boyfriend-and-girlfriend-are-not.html#comment-8591 Steven Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:34:00 +0000 http://tngmichael.wordpress.com/2008/12/24/boyfriend-and-girlfriend-are-not-pejorative-terms-2/#comment-8591 I have sort of the opposite problem. Guys are always assuming I'm looking for a boyfriend when what I really want is "a nice young man with whom I can regularly catch a ball game and fellate." I have sort of the opposite problem. Guys are always assuming I’m looking for a boyfriend when what I really want is “a nice young man with whom I can regularly catch a ball game and fellate.”

]]> By: scantron http://thenewgay.net/2008/12/boyfriend-and-girlfriend-are-not.html#comment-8590 scantron Thu, 25 Dec 2008 03:11:00 +0000 http://tngmichael.wordpress.com/2008/12/24/boyfriend-and-girlfriend-are-not-pejorative-terms-2/#comment-8590 hey zack! i definitely agree with you on this. though i don't really hear the "special friend" phrase as often as i hear "roommate". Even my parents and gf's parents refer to us as roommates and I've always had this inner conflict in my mind debating whether or not I should correct them.<br/><br/>But after reading this, I am really going to try to make the effort to correct people because you're right, its not something that has to be treated delicately or not even spoken about at all. <br/><br/>and I question those things too at family reunions. Why is it so casual for everyone to ask my female cousin about her boyfriend, yet no one cares to ask about my relationships when they are just as important as my cousins. I'm going to make it a goal in 2009 to be really out and open. hey zack! i definitely agree with you on this. though i don’t really hear the “special friend” phrase as often as i hear “roommate”. Even my parents and gf’s parents refer to us as roommates and I’ve always had this inner conflict in my mind debating whether or not I should correct them.

But after reading this, I am really going to try to make the effort to correct people because you’re right, its not something that has to be treated delicately or not even spoken about at all.

and I question those things too at family reunions. Why is it so casual for everyone to ask my female cousin about her boyfriend, yet no one cares to ask about my relationships when they are just as important as my cousins. I’m going to make it a goal in 2009 to be really out and open.

]]> By: Michael http://thenewgay.net/2008/12/boyfriend-and-girlfriend-are-not.html#comment-8589 Michael Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:25:00 +0000 http://tngmichael.wordpress.com/2008/12/24/boyfriend-and-girlfriend-are-not-pejorative-terms-2/#comment-8589 Sadly, it would be really tedious. However, you can search for the original article using the search field in the sidebar.<br/><br/>Sorry we can't be more accommodating. We're taking the break to rest up, not make more work for ourselves. ;-) Sadly, it would be really tedious. However, you can search for the original article using the search field in the sidebar.

Sorry we can’t be more accommodating. We’re taking the break to rest up, not make more work for ourselves. ;-)

]]> By: Andrew Pendleton http://thenewgay.net/2008/12/boyfriend-and-girlfriend-are-not.html#comment-8587 Andrew Pendleton Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:22:00 +0000 http://tngmichael.wordpress.com/2008/12/24/boyfriend-and-girlfriend-are-not-pejorative-terms-2/#comment-8587 Not so much a comment about this post, but about this series of posts, generally: any chance the the introductory paragraph with the original post date could have a link to the original post? I'd be curious to read the original comments that went with some of these. Not so much a comment about this post, but about this series of posts, generally: any chance the the introductory paragraph with the original post date could have a link to the original post? I’d be curious to read the original comments that went with some of these.

]]> By: Andrew Pendleton http://thenewgay.net/2008/12/boyfriend-and-girlfriend-are-not.html#comment-8588 Andrew Pendleton Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:22:00 +0000 http://tngmichael.wordpress.com/2008/12/24/boyfriend-and-girlfriend-are-not-pejorative-terms-2/#comment-8588 Not so much a comment about this post, but about this series of posts, generally: any chance the the introductory paragraph with the original post date could have a link to the original post? I'd be curious to read the original comments that went with some of these. Not so much a comment about this post, but about this series of posts, generally: any chance the the introductory paragraph with the original post date could have a link to the original post? I’d be curious to read the original comments that went with some of these.

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