That phrase is so boring! As is “Taken” or “I have a boyfriend/girlfriend”
“Having sex on a regular basis” is too crude. “With the old ball and chain” is vaguely distasteful.
I want something funny, something different and creative…so I turn to you Dopers! Any ideas?
Well, it depends on who you’re talking to. If it’s someone who sort of needs to know where they (and you) stand, the standard terms tell them exactly what they need to know. If it’s just goofing around with buddies, you can call it whatever you want.
For both goofing around and letting strangers know. I’d like to do something besides the standard line. Been a long time since I’ve been in a real relationship; I want to have a little fun with it!
Before I was married, at moments when “girlfriend” or “fiancée” seemed too conventional, I used “This is [name], my Person To Contact In Case Of Emergency.”
This is name , you can’t have him, he’s mine.
I gottim and I ain’t lettin’ go.
The reason why I grin in the morning.
Your bedwarmer, your honey, your lover, your mutually beneficial friend.
Mind you, I always got along fine with; “That’s, you know, him.”
My favorite was at my first job after college, when my (50-ish) then-boss introduced me at a party to his S.O. with the following words: “This is my lover, Taffy.”
(Also, Taffy was a dentist. I thought that was a great name/profession combo.)