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can a man use the word "boyfriend" and a woman "girlfriend"? Can a man use the word "boyfriend" and a woman "girlfriend"?

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can a man use the word "boyfriend" and a woman "girlfriend"?

Can a man use the word "boyfriend" and a woman "girlfriend"? Wouldn't that be like homosexuality?

the words are used but written in a different way, more by women probably because men tend to be more conservative about not being associated with homosexuality
so you more often see women saying “I went out with my girl friends last night” than men saying “I went out with my boy friends.”

... as for your second question, I guess you need to rephrase it... it sounds homophobic!

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