Significant other

For other uses, see Significant Others (disambiguation).
"Life partner" redirects here. For other uses, see Life partner (disambiguation).

A white man in digital camouflage kisses a white woman in civilian clothes.
A United States Marine kisses a woman described as his "significant other" before going to Afghanistan.[1]

Relationships
(Outline)
Types
Genetic or adoptive
By marriage
Partner(s)
Intimate and sexual
Activities
Endings
Emotions and feelings
Practices
Abuse

The term significant other (SO) has different uses in psychology and colloquial language. Colloquially, "significant other" is used as a gender-neutral term for a person's partner in an intimate relationship[2] without disclosing or presuming anything about marital status, relationship status, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Synonyms with similar properties include sweetheart, other half, better half, spouse, domestic partner, lover, paramour, soulmate, and life partner.

  1. ^ "7th ESB Det. Deploys to Afghanistan". DVIDS. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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