# Lover or Significant Other?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lover-or-significant-other/265846>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 24, 2004, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lover-or-significant-other/265846 "2004-09-24T08:47:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eliphalet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eliphalet/32/9563_2.png) [@Eliphalet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eliphalet)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2004, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lover-or-significant-other/265846/61 "2004-10-04T20:50:23Z")

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I suppose “Flavor of the Week” is out?

When we were dating, my wife was my “sweetheart”. Even now, after 7 years, I call her sweetheart more often than use her name. (That reminds me, I should find out her name again… 😃 ) I never could do SO or girlfriend, but I did use fiancee when that was appropriate.

Sweetie is reserved for female friends. I don’t use the diminutive for my sweetheart. Wonder why that is?

Eliphalet

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