life partner

Noun

A romantic partner for life. This can be same-sex or opposite-sex, married or without marriage, and monogamous or polyamorous.

Japanese Meaning

一生の交際相手（同性・異性問わず、一生涯付き合うパートナー） / 生涯の伴侶 / 人生を共にするパートナー

After years of traveling together, she realized he was her life partner.

何年も一緒に旅をした後、彼女は彼が自分の生涯のパートナーであると気づいた。

Sense（1）

A romantic partner for life. This can be same-sex or opposite-sex, married or without marriage, and monogamous or polyamorous.

He went on, “I want to find a ‘life partner.’ With that future partner of mine, I want to shout our love and world peace from outer space.”

life partners

（ plural ）