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| − | A '''girlfriend''' is a [[female]] partner in a non-[[marriage|marital]] [[Romantic love|romantic relationship]] with another person.
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| − | The term '''girlfriend''' can have several meanings:
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| − | * The female partner in a non-marital romantic relationship with a male. In this sense the term is generally used to describe a male's [[Courtship|courting]] partner or "[[Intimate relationship|lover]]" -- someone he is in love with -- and is used by all age groups. For example, "His girlfriend went to the cinema with him."
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| − | * When used by a [[heterosexuality|heterosexual]] girl or woman, the term "girlfriend" usually denotes a close female friend and has no [[Human sexuality|sexual]] or [[Romantic love|romantic]] connotation.
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| − | * When used by a [[Homosexuality|homosexual]] or [[Bisexuality|bisexual]] woman, the term "girlfriend" is almost always used to refer to a female that is involved in a romantic and/or [[Intimate relationship|sexual relationship]] with that person.
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| − | In [[Japan]], where many [[English language|English]] words have entered the common vernacular (especially among [[Adolescence|teenagers]]), a "girlfriend" (ガールフレンド) is a term which does not have any romantic connotations. Rather, it is any female friend. For example, a Japanese boy calling a girl his "girlfriend" implies no romantic involvement between the two. The proper way to refer to one's female romantic partner is ''kanojo'' (ã‹ã®ã˜ã‚‡/彼女), a word which also means ''she'' or ''her'' (in the objective case). The same situation applies to the word "[[boyfriend]]" (ボーイフレンド).
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| − | == See also ==
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| − | *[[Boyfriend]]
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| − | *[[Significant other]]
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| − | *[[Courtship]]
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| − | {{wikipedia|Girlfriend}}
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| − | [[Category:Intimate relationships]]
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Revision as of 16:01, 15 May 2006
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