What age does a boyfriend/girlfriend becomes manfriend/womanfriend

[Shanks 10,811]

The reason why people call their boyfriends and girlfriends boyfriend and girlfriend instead of manfriend and womanfriend is simply because they sound a lot better. Boyfriend and girlfriend get straight to the point while manfriend and womanfriend just sound awkward. It is really best just to not over think things and take everything so literally because the terms were never intended to be literal anyway.

 

Have to say, I don't like the term "partner". Makes a relationship sound like two carthorses pulling a plough or like it's a business arrangement.

And it has the added implication of nearly always being used to refer to gay relationships as well, not that there is anything wrong with them but that implication in an of itself leaves room for misinterpretation in addition to sounding dry and clinical. On that note I don't like the term "significant other" either because it also just sounds needlessly formal.

[Lucky Bolt 34,915]

I don't know why but the word "ladyfriend" has always made me laugh.  

[Splashee 28,537]

grandmafriend anyone?

 

No, no age changes the term girlfriend/boyfriend (at least to me)

[Cyclone 1066 3,616]

4 minutes ago, Lucky Bolt said:

I don't know why but the word "ladyfriend" has always made me laugh.  

It sounds like a woman of questionable employment to me.

[碇 シンジン 27,427]

Never those terms aren't age restricted 

[Clawdeen 12,110]

Never heard of Manfriend and Womanfriend before lol

[ExplosionMare 18,007]

Who even says those terms?! 

[North Star 4,540]

not what age, but what universe  

[Splashee 28,537]

Just odd terms in general, all 4 of them. What do they mean or imply? That you are young, old, friends, more than friends, etc?

[Fluttershutter 2,120]

I think boyfriend-girlfriend sounds pretty silly after your twenties.

[Cherrychip 111]

Can't we just say 'partner'? 

[Splashee 28,537]

Special SomePony sounds cute to me

[Tacodidra 59,799]

I think "girlfriend" and "boyfriend" sound a lot better, so I would use those words in any case. If you're old, you're old – why make yourself seem even older with specific word choices?

[Clawdeen 12,110]

I ever hear somebody using these terms instead of girlfriend and boyfriend I'm calling the cops.

[Sonic Shimmer 4,116]

Neither of those words exist. There are couples in their 70s and older who still call eachother boyfriend and girlfriend.

[Iforgotmybrain 3,513]

Those words are not in the bible

[Sparklefan1234 161,880]

On 2023-11-16 at 7:04 AM, Clawdeen said:

I ever hear somebody using these terms instead of girlfriend and boyfriend I'm calling the cops.

 

I read the title multiple times as "When Does Boyfriend/Girlfriend Become Marefriend" I see your point... 

 

On 2019-11-30 at 4:13 PM, Rainy said:

I don't know why but the word "ladyfriend" has always made me laugh.  

 

I've heard "ladyfriend" in TV shows but I've never heard it in normal conversation. 

Edited November 18, 2023 by Sparklefan1234

[RDDash 18,866]

I don't know,  21-24? Whenever people achieve maturity 

[DubWolf 16,620]

Lol this thread. I know why this was asked.

That’s not even a real term. Honestly it’s used as a joke. “Have a boyfriend? How about a manfriend?”

[Fluttershutter 2,120]

On 2023-11-18 at 1:56 PM, Sparklefan1234 said:

I read the title multiple times as "When Does Boyfriend/Girlfriend Become Marefriend" I see your point... 

[Dreambiscuit 8,024]

There is no expiration date on the terms Boyfriend of Girlfriend. I call grown men ‘boys,’ and grown ladies ‘girls’. Many people call me a ‘girl’ even though I’m an adult, and I think it’s charming. One thing I don’t care for is being called a ‘woman’ because the insecure modern generations overuse it as though ‘girl’ or ‘lady’ is somehow a downgrade. I recently saw a movie in which two young girls (10 or 11 years old) were referred to as ‘women’ as though they needed some sort of ‘empowerment’ and I laughed my head off as I changed the channel, never to return.