There need to be better terms in English for "significant others" (idea)

What do I call her?	When not to break up with your girlfriend	Miss Manners	POSSLQ
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius	People are impossible. I should know; I'm one of them.	Fico	breaking in a new wallet
A Question about Emotions	There exists no 1:1 mapping between words in different languages	Burger King fries	Significant Other
Things you should never do with chopsticks	Friends with privileges	girlfriend	pretentious
Some things dannye taught me without trying	Semester at Sea	relationship	Japanese
Genesis MUD	Flavors of love	kindred spirit