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Unpopular opinion: straight people using “partner” to refer to their SO actually helps normalize the term so that lgbt folx can use it without automatically outing themselves to strangers. It also helps other straight ppl get comfortable with the fact that strangers aren’t entitled to information about other people’s gender or sexuality.
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Tbh I hear “partner” and assume gay, I didn’t know straights used it. Very fair point, OP
I hear ‘partner’ and think ‘gay’ too. A girl at work used it for months and I just went with it. When she would say ‘he’ I even thought maybe he was trans*. Anyways, someone using partner makes me more comfortable and I came out to her. She was just an intelligent straight girl that liked the term and was knowledgeable in human sexuality so definitely someone I should have felt comfortable coming out too. It’s a good sign of a straight person uses it IMO.
As a mental health clinician, this is actually my blanket term when discussing any romantic relationship. I agree it normalizes it, but I also think it’s a relatively safe term to use to describe most romantic relationships without making any assumptions about the person’s orientation or identity. I also use the word “partnered” when describing a monogamous relationship status.
The term “partner” also removes the implied hierarchy of boyfriend/girlfriend vs husband/wife. This is relevant both to non-monogamous people, and unmarried individuals for whom the importance of their relationship isn’t dictated by its legal status.
also you can make cowboy jokes
say what you will about gen z but being able to say “it is wednesday my dudes” in the middle of a class and knowing they will respond with an ungodly screech? absolutely unbeatable
Gingerbread House Building Date - Newsies Month: Holiday Edition . Day 16
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Jack & Davey: Davey is a perfectionist, he wants the structure to look exactly like the box. Jack, on the other hand, just wants to have fun. He’s also very impatient. They only buy one house and Davey usually ends up doing all the work—much to his enjoyment. While Davey takes his time placing every candy piece in straight rows, Jack is throwing gumdrops at the ceiling and hoping they stick. Jack also does everything in his power to try to get Davey to mess up and it never works. That man is a machine when it comes to just about everything—especially gingerbread house making.
Spot & Race: Do you honestly expect these two to be anything other than messes? They buy one house every year and don’t even build it. They just take it out of the box, say they’re gonna build it, then just eat it. Race drinks the icing. Through the years they’ve decided that Spot gets all the hard candy cause Race just tries to bite straight into it and one year he chipped a tooth. Now he’s only allowed the gummy candy. Race also gets the icing everywhere. Both on accident and on purpose. They end up with an empty box, icing stains on everything, and usually on the couch doing anything but just hanging out.
Katherine & Sarah: These houses are absolutely stunning. Everything they do just fits so perfectly and they are the most festive of all the houses. They buy two houses because Katherine celebrates Christmas and Sarah celebrates Hanukkah, but she still loves the festivities of Christmas. Katherine’s house has nothing but red and green (with maybe some white frosting). Sarah’s is all blue and white with some splashes of other colors here and there. Every year Sarah teaches Katherine something new about the holiday without knowing. This year she wrote in Hebrew on the roof. Katherine was amazed and forgot all about her houses to watch her girlfriend write. After that Katherine made her teach her Hebrew.
Albert & Elmer: Surprisingly, these two make a pretty good gingerbread house. They have one house and split it into separate responsibilities. Albert works on building the actual house—putting up the walls, the roof, and making sure everything is secure. While Elmer works on putting all the icing on, laying the snow, and getting everything ready to put on the candy. Then, together, they put on the decor. It doesn’t look exactly like the box but they take the pre-made design and make it their own. These guys are very creative. They take their time putting on the candy and make it a whole experience. It goes from goofy to focused to sensual within the hours of work. They would’ve finished earlier but they like to take some special breaks.
Specs & Romeo: You would think these two could make a decent gingerbread house, right? Specs being the brains and Romeo having an eye for beauty (that’s why he picked Specs). But nope. You couldn’t be more wrong. Kinda. It always starts off looking amazing. The walls are perfectly structured, the roof is lined in neat rows with beaded candy, snow lightly dusts the sides off the home. But that’s just Specs part. The boys buy one house and split it down the middle after Specs builds the initial structure. So all that perfectness? That’s Specs side. Romeo’s side is half-empty cause he ate all the candy and covered in frosting cause he wanted to fill the gaps. It’s a mess but Specs always reassures his boyfriend that it looks perfect.
Mush & Kid Blink: These guys are TROUBLE. Like always. They don’t even try to make it look good—they go out of their way to make it look like a frat house after the biggest party of the year. Icing everywhere, candy just thrown on, the roof caving in. But it’s not all bad. They have fun, that’s what matters. They always end up getting frosting on each other’s face. And what better way to get it off than having someone else do it for you? They are also the couple who eats the same piece of candy lady and the tramp style. The house is destroyed but hey, it was fun.
Jojo & Tommy Boy: This couple makes the most adorable gingerbread house ever. It’s not necessarily perfect, but it’s the cutest, so that’s gotta count for something. They buy little marshmallow flowers, gummy animals, chocolate shaped like snowmen, and all the colorful candy they can find. Their house looks like the imagination of a creative toddler and they love it. They work together but constantly get distracted and end up eating a lot of the candy, so they always buy extra—then end up eating more cause they have “extra to spare”. After the house is finished, they end up taking a nap from eating all that candy.
Finch & Sniper: Everything you assume about this couple making gingerbread houses is true. It’s a whole competition. They buy two houses and make sure to outdo each other every year. They even secretly buy extra candy to make sure theirs looks the best. Finch’s houses usually have a lot of frosting along the sides and roof, with little candy. Sniper’s has nothing but candy and almost no frosting in sight—mainly cause Finch takes his but he doesn’t mind. By the end, they usually both agree on whose looks best or just call it a draw and immediately take them apart to eat them.
Bill & Darcy: These two buy one house and actually work together to build it. They have excellent teamwork skills and do it all together. Much like a sensual pottery making session, the boys wrap themselves around each other putting the pieces together—their arms intertwined. Their design usually isn’t as perfect as Davey’s but whose is? They have fun and their house doesn’t come out that bad. It’s not too far from the box. They could’ve made it perfect but what’s the fun in that? (Plus they couldn’t have snuck in a few kisses in the process if they focused on perfection).