long-term partner
Committed romantic other
A long-term partner is someone with whom you share a committed romantic relationship over an extended period.
The phrase often describes unmarried couples in relationships that function like marriages: She introduced him as her long-term partner.
It's neutral about legal status and works for any gender combination, making it useful when "boyfriend" or "girlfriend" feels too casual and "spouse" doesn't apply.
- spouseMarried partner
- significant otherRomantic life partner
- better halfEndearing term for partner
- soulmateDeeply compatible life partner
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
marriage · common law · devoted · companion · lover · other half · together · forever · through thick and thin · rings · anniversary · trust · intimacy · home · joint account · shared · shared history · vows
- cohabitationcohabitation, cohabiting, cohabitants, cohabiting couple, living together
- matchmakingmatchmaker, matchmakers, matchmaking, matchmaking services, introduction
long-term partnerfling
Forceful toss, or tryst
one-night stand · summer romance · whirlwind romance · holiday romance · rebound
long-term partnerfriends with benefits
Platonic bond plus sex
booty call · situationship · fuck buddy · casual acquaintance · hookup
long-term partnerstranger
Person not yet known
ex-partner · complete stranger · ex · former partner · nobody
long, longer, longest, length, lengthen, lengthy, elongate, elongation, term