Cohabitation is an arrangement where two people are not married but live together. They are often involved in a romantic or sexually intimate relationship on a long-term or permanent basis.

What do you call a partner you live with?

Legal status Couples who live together are sometimes called common-law partners. This is just another way of saying a couple are living together. You might be able to formalise aspects of your status with a partner by drawing up a legal agreement called a cohabitation contract or living together agreement.

What do you call a long term girlfriend?

Steady is sometimes used as a noun meaning long term boyfriend/girlfriend, but I dont recall any fills the role of a husband/wife connotation to that term. Live-in sometimes is used that way, but of course may be confused with a live-in household employee.

What can I say instead of my girlfriend?

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What rights does a girlfriend have?

An individual in a cohabitation relationship always has the right to her own property. This means her income cannot be garnished to cover her partners medical expenses or any other financial obligations, like child support payments.