Do straight women also look for a partner , instead of a man, mate, or a boyfriend, husband?
Heretofore, I've only heard lesbians and homosexuals refer to their "mates" as their partners.
Years ago I was at a conference for work and the hippie couple running one of the workshops introduced themselves as “life partners”. I think it’s an “enlightened “ way for the smart and superior straight people to let everyone know that they don’t need marriage as it’s “just a piece of paper “; they are at a higher level of understanding and commitment.
Plus-marriage was instituted by God, whom they have also rejected.