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Julie Robinson's avatar

As always, I LOVE your posts and look forward to them every week. I’m experimenting with “manfriend” lately with my current love interest. He’s older than I, by quite a bit. What do you think? There’s a similar feeling to what you describe with boyfriend, yet maybe a little more umph to the dominant/petite sentiment thing you describe. I can’t decide if I like it or not🤷‍♀️

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Abbe Aronson's avatar

Manfriend is totally fun too...especially if you can say it in the most ridiculously snootypants voice. You know, I think we try on different titles and terms for where we are in our own life. What does HE think you should call each other? Would be very interested in the male POV. And thank you for the lovely compliment. My cup indeed runneth over, Sweet Reader xoxox

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Julie Robinson's avatar

He says “my special friend Julie”. It’s a little dull.

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Abbe Aronson's avatar

I agree. Tell him that Mama says to spice it up!

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The Style Investigator's avatar

Is "ethnically non-monogamous" some kind of Freudian slip? ;-)

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Abbe Aronson's avatar

Ha, that was a funny typo! I thought I caught it just after posting but maybe you were an early bird reader!

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Ruth Lapin's avatar

Boyfriend is a delicious way to express commitment.

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