sexual partner
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A sexual partner is a person with whom one engages in sexual activity.
The term is neutral and clinical, covering any arrangement from a one-night encounter to a spouse: How many sexual partners have you had?
Medical contexts use it when discussing STI transmission or reproductive health.
Unlike boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse, the term implies nothing about emotional connection or commitment.
Married partner
- matePartner or companion
- loverRomantic intimate
- consortRoyal spouse
- significant otherRomantic life partner
boyfriend · girlfriend · paramour · mistress · kept man · sugar daddy · sugar baby · fling
Intense emotional drive
- desireIntense wanting
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- attractionPull toward something
sensuality · eroticism · lovemaking · foreplay · pleasure · tenderness · caress · embrace
Seeking another's romantic favor
- datingPursuing romantic connections
- wooingRomantic pursuit of another
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
- belovedOne who is treasured
infatuation · love · commitment · fidelity · monogamy · engagement · marriage · anniversary
Lines marking separation
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- permissionGranted right to act
- mutualShared between parties
voluntary · willing · respectful · safe · trust · agreement · autonomy · safeword
spouse
Married partner
significant other · boyfriend · girlfriend · paramour · mistress · kept man · sugar daddy · sugar baby · fling · hookup
passion
Intense emotional drive
attraction · sensuality · eroticism · lovemaking · foreplay · pleasure · tenderness · caress · embrace · seduction
courtship
Seeking another's romantic favor
- datingPursuing romantic connections
- wooingRomantic pursuit of another
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
beloved · infatuation · love · commitment · fidelity · monogamy · engagement · marriage · anniversary · devotion
boundaries
Lines marking separation
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- permissionGranted right to act
mutual · voluntary · willing · respectful · safe · trust · agreement · autonomy · safeword · check-in
sexual partnerjust friends
Non-romantic close relationship
friend · acquaintance · pen pal · colleague · coworker
sexual partnerfamily member
Person connected by blood
blood relative · sibling · parent · child · business partner
sexual partnercelibate
Abstaining from sex
virgin · ex-partner · former lover · unrequited love · crush
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