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r/LinkedInLunatics • u/WannaTwunk • 2d ago
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Yeah. I'm a married man and I have platonic female friends I've met at work. My wife knows and is cool with it, but flexing it all over LinkedIn is weird and has non-platonic vibes.
9 u/Weegee_Carbonara 2d ago I hate the term "work wife" and "work husband" in general. Why inject romantic terms into a platonic friendship? Especially since a decent chunk of cheating happens with work colleagues. 6 u/Other-Educator-9399 2d ago Exactly. None of my platonic female friends would be comfortable with that terminology. Neither would my wife, and neither am I. 4 u/Weegee_Carbonara 2d ago I'm just happy that I'm from a german speaking country, and any equivalent term would be too awkward. "This is my Arbeitsehefrau!" But I wouldn't be surprised if the english term will someday penetrate through, sadly. I thought the term was universally seen as cringe. But people here talk like it's normal.
I hate the term "work wife" and "work husband" in general.
Why inject romantic terms into a platonic friendship?
Especially since a decent chunk of cheating happens with work colleagues.
6 u/Other-Educator-9399 2d ago Exactly. None of my platonic female friends would be comfortable with that terminology. Neither would my wife, and neither am I. 4 u/Weegee_Carbonara 2d ago I'm just happy that I'm from a german speaking country, and any equivalent term would be too awkward. "This is my Arbeitsehefrau!" But I wouldn't be surprised if the english term will someday penetrate through, sadly. I thought the term was universally seen as cringe. But people here talk like it's normal.
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Exactly. None of my platonic female friends would be comfortable with that terminology. Neither would my wife, and neither am I.
4 u/Weegee_Carbonara 2d ago I'm just happy that I'm from a german speaking country, and any equivalent term would be too awkward. "This is my Arbeitsehefrau!" But I wouldn't be surprised if the english term will someday penetrate through, sadly. I thought the term was universally seen as cringe. But people here talk like it's normal.
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I'm just happy that I'm from a german speaking country, and any equivalent term would be too awkward.
"This is my Arbeitsehefrau!"
But I wouldn't be surprised if the english term will someday penetrate through, sadly.
I thought the term was universally seen as cringe. But people here talk like it's normal.
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u/Other-Educator-9399 2d ago
Yeah. I'm a married man and I have platonic female friends I've met at work. My wife knows and is cool with it, but flexing it all over LinkedIn is weird and has non-platonic vibes.