Is Status Important

So I accidentally created an argument between my mother and her boyfriend this weekend. The argument was over their relationship status and the fact that my mom doesn't "tag" him as her boyfriend to people in public. So I thought this to be an interesting topic for today. Is the status and tag important for people who are in relationships over 40?

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So let me tell the story of what happened. My mom and her boyfriend came down to Kwazulu Natal for a week (holiday). On their way to their destination they stopped over, went to look at wedding dresses with myself and Daniel and after we stopped for lunch. This is where it happened, I remind you it was and accident. Daniel's mom is moving to Australia, she too has a boyfriend. My mom knows her boyfriend and asked if they were still dating and whats going to happen with them when she moves... The whole 3rd degree interrogation, you would think that it was those questions that got them arguing but it is not.

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I answered her questions to the best of my ability and then brought up what I thought was funny. Daniel's mother refers to her boyfriend as her friend. Her kids always tease her because of this mostly because you don't kiss your friends. My mom was the first one to bring up that she calls David (her boyfriend) a friend. David did not like this and so the argument started.

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So the argument went something like this. My mom calls him her friend because she finds it embarrassing to be a woman of her age and still have a boyfriend. (She's a widower, I think her point is invalid). His point was that he refers to her as his girlfriend because someday they might get engaged and she will then be his fiance. They aren't friends with benefits because they are exclusive. Then he got worried that maybe my mother was not exclusive. Anyway all this played out in about 15mins and was very funny for me to watch.

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So I want to hear from you steemit community. Lets take a vote.

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Is it embarrassing for a woman over the age of 40 to have a boyfriend? Should another tag be created especially for relationships like that?
Is it acceptable for people above 40 to refer to their significant other as boyfriend/girlfriend?
Tags don't matter

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@thegoldencookie