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[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Because she's a woman and not a girl? (don't shoot me, im not english native. But Partnerin is the same)

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

In English we use girlfriend and boyfriend regardless of age.

It's a weird quirk, but it's a quirky language.