Significant other
Person's partner in an intimate relationship / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Significant Others (disambiguation).
"Life partner" redirects here. For other uses, see Life partner (disambiguation).
The term significant other (SO) has different uses in psychology and colloquial language. Colloquially, "significant other" is used as a gender-neutral term for a person's partner in an intimate relationship[2] without disclosing or presuming anything about marital status, relationship status, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Synonyms with similar properties include sweetheart, other half, better half, spouse, domestic partner, lover, soulmate, and life partner.