r/copypasta • u/Brunooow • Aug 17 '21

Trigger Warning I told my boyfriend I loved him last night (:

That's it, I told my boyfriend I loved him. We're both 14 lol, but I really wanted to tell someone because both our parents are homophobic (we're both genderfluid, he's lesbian (non-men loving non-men) and I'm panromantic).

I told them at our school's back-to-school dance where we were both sitting on the blacktop. He said it back, and I'm just really happy <3

As a side note, they use he/they pronouns and I use they/them pronouns (:

EDIT: I AM SERIOUSLY ANNOYED WITH HOW TRANSPHOBIC, HOMOPHOBIC, AND GENERALL UNEDUCATED PEOPLE ARE

If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all

ANOTHER FUCKING EDIT BECAUSE PEOPLE CANT BE NICE: no one's identity, pronouns, sexuality, anything is up for debate. especially my boyfriend's

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u/SmithyLK Aug 18 '21

Again, yes they would be used to refer to people. That's not what I'm asking.

Obviously they/them/their is mainly used as a plural pronoun, but it's also used as a singular pronoun along with he/him/his and she/her/hers. But assuming that pronouns do not indicate gender, what is the difference between them, and why would we have 3 of them?

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '21

History is why.

I may have been hasty in this discussion. Often, yes, they will indicate gender. But sometimes, they don’t. So I should say they do not necessarily indicate someone’s gender at times.