life partner
Americannoun
noun
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Of course, the kitchen and the money were avatars for their joint — but different — fears about the future, with one person facing early mortality, and another struggling with the idea of going on without her life partner and all the financial pressures that might bring.
From MarketWatch
Still, López Mari’s video would go on to win him his first Latin Grammy for best short form music video, alongside Tristana Robles, López Mari’s life partner, as well as the producer and co-founder of Filmes Zapatero.
From Los Angeles Times
An irascible Canadian writer, he was her life partner after her 1973 divorce from Jim Polk until he died in London in 2019.
From Los Angeles Times
A couple of years ago, London banker Varun Yadav downloaded several dating apps, hoping to meet his life partner.
From BBC
On Indian matrimonial site Jeevansathi, meaning "life partner" in Hindi, he started talking to a woman who said her name was Rekha Shah.
From BBC
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