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<p>A girlfriend is a <a href="/facts/Woman/AfQPA3m4">woman</a> who is a <a href="/facts/Friend/pF5A5W7S">friend</a>, <a href="/facts/Interpersonal_relationship/rxgcYdBC">acquaintance</a> or <a href="/facts/Domestic_partnership/CKpnKndf">partner</a> to the speaker, usually a female companion with whom one is <a href="/facts/Platonic_love/n9pgFz3S">platonically</a>, <a href="/facts/Romance_(love)/dzUe2kI7">romantically</a>, or <a href="/facts/Sexual_relationship/pSvo1GuL">sexually involved</a>. In a <a href="/facts/Romantic_orientation/Ue0NuKAy">romantic</a> context, this normally signifies a <a href="/facts/Committed_relationship/ULyzyolG">committed relationship</a> where the individuals are not <a href="/facts/Marriage/foMxzuxl">married</a>. Other titles, for example "<i><a href="/facts/Wife/QzV4aoEu">wife</a></i>" usually signify that the individuals are legally <a href="/facts/Married/foMxzuxl">married</a>. </p><p>The analogous term for men is "<a href="/facts/Boyfriend/sdapctBT">boyfriend</a>". </p>