I was talking to one of my few friends I am out to about the fact that there are not many gender non-specific terms for the person you are dating. I do not mean something like "partner" or "significant other". I just want a term that means the androgyne equivalent to boyfriend or girlfriend.

The list so far (from my thesaurus) is basically "steady" and "sweetheart". Do you have any other ideas?

I do like sweetheart.

Other half
Better half
gremlin
(all a bit naff)

partner
(clinical)

one... ah yeah that's geoff, sies my one.

Indeed, Sweetheart is a lovely term of endearment.
For your list of gender non-specific terms may I also offer:

Beloved
Loved One
Darling
Valentine
Truelove
Turtledove
Liebchen
Fancy
Sweet Patootie
Soulmate
Helpmate
Paramour
Consort
Persona grata
Companion

-Emerald 

ball and chain
lover
friend

companion just makes me think of firefly.

Quote from: Emerald on January 02, 2008, 11:23:59 PM

Indeed, Sweetheart is a lovely term of endearment.
For your list of gender non-specific terms may I also offer:

Beloved
Loved One
Darling
Valentine
Truelove
Turtledove
Liebchen
Fancy
Sweet Patootie
Soulmate
Helpmate
Paramour
Consort
Persona grata
Companion

-Emerald 

consort is always good.

When referring to my partner in conversations with others, I say "my partner" or hir name. When speaking to hir directly, I use hir name, sweetie, or words from our own private language 

y2g

me and my sister have a private sign language - it was built so we could insult each other silently and at fairly large distances.

Thanks, everybody, those are some good suggestions. I told my friend about this thread and she stared calling me "gremlin". 

I think the best one i could ever go with, is lover. Dont think anything hits it like a lover. But then again, i'm a hopeless romantic 

Better Half, My Woman, Girlfriend, Partner, Significatent Other... my snuggles... ball and chain my keeper...depends on what mood I am in.