That is due to frequency of use in past decades carrying over as a habit. All the gay people I’ve known in the US used partner in the 90s through whenever we finally legalized marriage (2015?) because they weren’t legal.
Those same people tend to still use partner, because old habits are hard to break.
That is due to frequency of use in past decades carrying over as a habit. All the gay people I’ve known in the US used partner in the 90s through whenever we finally legalized marriage (2015?) because they weren’t legal.
Those same people tend to still use partner, because old habits are hard to break.