Two Young Girlfriends On The Hill Above The Sea

• A female engaged in an extramarital relationship with a male married person is frequently considered a "mistress".
• Some terms of endearment directed to females, a romantic relationship not required, are "darling", "sweetheart", "love", "babe", etc.
• Users of Internet slang and SMS slang often shorten girlfriend to the initialism gf.
• Additionally, gender-indiscriminate terms also apply (e.g., lover, heartthrob, paramour, squeeze, sweetheart, true love, wooer, date, escort, steady or suitor, admirer, companion).