Challenge for Ford Truck history experts

[Motorpsychology]

Way OT, but I've got a serious question. I've noticed this trend over the last few years. But why not just say "My wife/girlfriend/fiance?"

Could mean boyfriend in this identified LBGTQ age. "Partner" has less connotation of a committed romantic relationship to me.

I Identify as a Heterosexual Independent Christian

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[Hickesy]

Way OT, but I've got a serious question. I've noticed this trend over the last few years. But why not just say "My wife/girlfriend/fiance?"

Anytime I hear this I have to go through a mental checklist. Business partner? Hunting partner? Wheeling partner?

Yep fair enough, I'm not sure why I didn't say "missus" modern times and all that...

 

[D Fresh]

Could mean boyfriend in this identified LBGTQ age. "Partner" has less connotation of a committed romantic relationship to me.

I Identify as a Heterosexual Independent Christian

For sure that's a possibilty. But when he referred to his "partner" as "she," and I looked at his name, that did not seem to be the case.

Yep fair enough, I'm not sure why I didn't say "missus" modern times and all that...

I usually call my wife, my "old lady."

Is that still hip with modern times?

 

[Motorpsychology]

"I have the last word in my house...Usually it's 'Yes Dear!'"-Tim Allen

 

[wanted33]

1919 to 1925 ...

And a 1926 Tudor. They got fancy by then.

 

[Jason B]

Way OT, but I've got a serious question. I've noticed this trend over the last few years. But why not just say "My wife/girlfriend/fiance?"

Anytime I hear this I have to go through a mental checklist. Business partner? Hunting partner? Wheeling partner?

Because your partner can be someone of the same sex as you, or opposite, or any one of the 38 other genders. It's easier to just say my partner to cover all bases.

 

[D Fresh]

Because your partner can be someone of the same sex as you, or opposite, or any one of the 38 other genders. It's easier to just say my partner to cover all bases.

Can your "partner" be all of those things at once?

Why the ambiguity?

It would be totally understandable if a person's significant other actually was the same sex, or some sort of gender nuetral non hex code person.

But the majority of the time I hear it it's some woke chic talking about her old man. Or some dude with a man bun talking about his girlfriend. Why go through so much trouble just to avoid a heteronormative term?

 

[pbethel]

Could mean boyfriend in this identified LBGTQ age. "Partner" has less connotation of a committed romantic relationship to me.

I Identify as a Heterosexual Independent Christian

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[subquark]

Way OT, but I've got a serious question. I've noticed this trend over the last few years. But why not just say "My wife/girlfriend/fiance?"

Anytime I hear this I have to go through a mental checklist. Business partner? Hunting partner? Wheeling partner?

Partner in crime is what I always think of ...

 

[subquark]

Can your "partner" be all of those things at once?

Why the ambiguity?

It would be totally understandable if a person's significant other actually was the same sex, or some sort of gender nuetral non hex code person.

But the majority of the time I hear it it's some woke chic talking about her old man. Or some dude with a man bun talking about his girlfriend. Why go through so much trouble just to avoid a heteronormative term?

Not only am I not a "non hex code person" but I'm also non Torx person, I strip those things out all the time ... gimme a real nut and bolt! No Austin Power's innuendos intended! =p

 

[Squatchranger]

Hello, my partner is an Archaeologist and is struggling to track down which year/what Ford vehicle this lighting switch is from. The etched words say "BAT/DIM/OFF/ON/MAG and there's a Ford logo beneath. Thanks in advance.

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