Why do married men call the women they have on the side their “girlfriends” instead of their “mistresses”?
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I work as a hostess, and I often hear men say things like, “My girlfriend…” But when you get down to it, the man is married.
Why don’t they want to say, “My mistress…”?
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It’s just my personal impression, but when I hear “mistress,” it sounds like being second place, so maybe that’s a married man’s way of being considerate.
Well, realistically, you probably can’t beat his wife, so you are second place—but “girlfriend” somehow sounds like a higher priority than “mistress.” Just my gut feeling, though.
Personally, I’d rather be called his “girlfriend.”
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An acquaintance of mine is married, but he’s a company president, so he’s popular at clubs in Ginza.
Even though he’s married, he approaches women by saying, “Let’s date—be my girlfriend.”
Maybe that sounds better than saying, “Be my mistress,” and makes it easier for women to say yes.
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You’d have to ask the person directly to know for sure, so this is just speculation.
Is “kanakuna” a typo for “katakuna” (meaning “stubbornly”)? I don’t think they intend to say they’re being deliberately vague with that person. Perhaps calling her an “affair partner” would sound too explicit, so they’re simply using the vaguer term “girlfriend.”
Also, I don’t think the word “girlfriend” is limited to romantic relationships between two unmarried people. Try looking it up in a dictionary.
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