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I have a question about meaning of "lover". Is this word "Lover" usually used for sexual relationships?? There is no difference about meaning, between lover and significant other (also girlfriend/boyfriend) from English-Japanese dictionary... If I had a girlfriend and I really like her because of her personality, should I not say "she is lover"?? will she be in a bad mood??
7 févr. 2013 06:12
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I have a question about meaning of "lover".


Is this word "Lover" usually used for sexual relationships??
There is no difference about meaning, between lover and significant other (also girlfriend/boyfriend) from English-Japanese dictionary...
If I had a girlfriend and I really like her because of her personality, should I not say "she is lover"??
will she be in a bad mood??

 

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 Hello Tomoya, and welcome:

 

 Indeed, a  friend, and a girlfriend,  would be  generally offended if you referred to them as your "lover" because  its connotation is that you are physically active with the person.  To love a person, does not mean that we are a "lover".  A "lover" is a sexual partner.  To  inform the general public that someone is your "lover" or that you are theirs, is  an aggregious breech of social ettiquette.

 

 That's like  Kiss---and---Tell.  A gentleman,  never tells others,  about his intimacy with another.

 Of course, not all are Gentlemen or Ladies either.  Some people babble  about all of their most intimate experiences. That is why the experiences are regared as profane, rather than sacred.

 

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7 février 2013
Here's another definition: -One who loves another, especially one who feels sexual love best synonym I could find: paramour
7 février 2013
Yes, I think of a "lover" as someone I am in a sexual relationship with so there is actually a difference between lover and significant other (which can mean girlfriend, boyfriend, wife, husband, etc). It is also usually used outside of marriage where significant other can be used for any romantic relation. If you wanted to call your girlfriend your lover though I don't think she would be mad but it is more related to a sexual relationship so I would stick with girlfriend instead just so not to confuse people about the status of your relationship. Here is a definition from the dictionary: - A person having a sexual or romantic relationship with someone, esp. outside marriage.
7 février 2013
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