Post by @sk@catcatnya.com

2026-09-15 07:26 UTC

and it's not even like "das ist mein freund" always means someone's your partner! maybe it differs from region to region, or from generation to generation, not sure. i'm pretty sure i've heard people say "das ist mein freund :)", not expecting people to think they're referring to a romantic partner at all

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@sk@catcatnya.com 2026-09-15 07:30

oh yeah, right, then there's the thing with genders: if you're (read as) one gender, and you say that someone's your "freund" or "freundin" (whatever's the "opposite gender"), then, in my experience, people think you mean a romantic partner. if you're talking about your "freund"/"freundin" who is the same gender as you (presumably), i feel like it's way more normal to describe your "regular" friends that way. example: if society reads me as a (cis straight) woman, then "das ist meine freundin" - people will probably default to thinking i'm referring to a friend"das ist mein freund" - people will definitely default to thinking i'm referring to a romantic partner

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