life partner

life partner (plural life partners)

1. A romantic partner for life. This can be same-sex or opposite-sex, married or without marriage, and monogamous or polyamorous.
   • 2020 January 30, Mihir Zaveri, quoting Yusaku Maezawa, “Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa Calls Off TV Search for Moon Trip ‘Life Partner’”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     He went on, “I want to find a ‘life partner.’ With that future partner of mine, I want to shout our love and world peace from outer space.”

• boyfriend
• companion
• girlfriend
• life companion
• marriage
• domestic partnership
• civil union
• POSSLQ
• significant other