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[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 55 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If a French politician, businessman or senior bureaucrat doesn’t have at least one mistress, people wonder what’s wrong with him.

[–] inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He’s prob gay

[–] Zron@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (6 children)

What’s the male equivalent to mistress?

Consort?

[–] RunawayFixer@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Consort is not necessarily sexual, fe: The mayor was known to be consorting with known criminals. It's also not necessarily an illicit relationship: "queen consort" in the UK for example.

Paramour works for both male/female illicit sexual partners.

Personally I like "her/his poolboy" for a ladies'/man's male paramour, but that meaning is probably not going to be in a dictionary, though most people will get what is meant.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Boytoy is my preferred nomenclature for such relationships

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

Logically, it would be master.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

Misteress