primary partner
Principal romantic relationship
Primary partner is a term in polyamorous relationships for the person with whom someone shares the deepest commitment, often involving cohabitation, shared finances, or marriage.
The designation distinguishes this relationship from secondary or casual partners: My primary partner and I have been together for eight years.
Some polyamorous people reject the hierarchical implications of the term.
- spouseMarried partner
- husbandMarried man's role
- wifeFemale marriage partner
- loverRomantic intimate
- soulmateDeeply compatible life partner
love of my life · companion · significant other · other half · main squeeze · plus one · beloved · sweetheart · ride or die · committed · monogamy · anchor · relationship · intimate · devoted · nesting · home · ring
primary partnerside piece
Clandestine romantic partner
affair partner · comet · fling · friends with benefits · hookup
primary partnersingle
One in number
unpartnered · stranger · no one · solo · acquaintance
primary, partner, prime, primal, primarily, primer, primacy, primitive, primordial