Remake yourself into a character of power. Working on yourself like clay should be one your greatest and most pleasurable life tasks. It makes you in essence an artist - an artist creating yourself.
Another exception is there's women out there who can turn down a man's commitment regardless of how successful he is for whatever reason, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have a lot more options to choose from.
Nobody heterosexual used to call their wife or girlfriend their 'partner' until around 15 years ago.
A lot of people propagate gender neutralisation without even realising that's what they're doing.
When the mainstream pushes for a shift in language, there is always a reason.