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Wed Apr 11, 2007 2:36 pm  |
Ok, what do you call your boyfriend, when "boyfriend" just sounds weird? The problem is that I'm not married (and not engaged), but have been/lived with my boyfriend for soon 9 years. "Husband" does not work, is "partner" a word I can use? "long-time-live-with-boyfriend"? 
My mother tounge has a perfectly good word for this.....  |
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Live in Switzerland, age 32, dehydrated combination skin, sensitive to climate changes, some food and cosmetic products. Very fair. |
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Wed Apr 11, 2007 3:14 pm |
| It's a partner. I know exactly what you mean, was with my hubby for 10 years before we got married. With more and more people chosing not to get married now, girlfriend/boyfriend doesn't work, they are a partner nowadays. |
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Wed Apr 11, 2007 3:36 pm |
Thank you.  Sounds much better calling him partner than boyfriend, especially to a potential employeer. |
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Live in Switzerland, age 32, dehydrated combination skin, sensitive to climate changes, some food and cosmetic products. Very fair. |
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Wed Apr 11, 2007 4:37 pm |
| I'm not sure how it works there, but if you refer to someone as your "partner" it's often a euphemism for a same-sex partner. |
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25, very fair, dry/sensitive, mild rosacea, otherwise good skin! |
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Wed Apr 11, 2007 4:40 pm |
| How about my "Significant Other", would that work? |
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The best way to locate your cat is to open a can of food. |
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Wed Apr 11, 2007 4:43 pm |
| Significant Other or Life Partner (I think life partner is used more often by gay couples) or Common-law husband. |
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Simple but No Simplier...Approaching late 20s, Normal/Combination Skin, Rarely Breakout now but have some old acne marks, sunspots, & broken caps |
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Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:04 pm |
| I think partner would be the most appropriate term. Certainly the most commonly understood and politically correct anyway |
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Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:27 pm |
| I've heard the term "co-vivant" used in this situation. How does that sound? |
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Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:31 am |
I tend to think that "partner" intimates a same-sex significant other... at least that's my first thought when someone mentions their "partner". Maybe this is a regional thing. Harmonster- where are you from? (Just curious.)
There should be a better, more widely known term for describing a significant other in your situation Schnee.
Co-vivant sounds like it could be a good one; though, I've never heard that before. |
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early-mid 30s || oily-combination, sensitive & acne-prone skin || mild breakouts (Aczone helps a lot) || occasional eczema rashes || fine lines around eyes || very dark under eye cirlces- concealer a must || very fair neutral-warm complexion, blue eyes, blonde hair |
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Fri Apr 13, 2007 5:03 am |
| In Australia I refer to my partner of 12 years as my "partner". I've never noticed anyone think anything, and we are so PC over here that you wouldn't dare assume same-sex anyway. I find it extremely common from everyone - colleagues and friends alike - it's well accepted nowadays as "de-facto" relationships so common. Besides, I couldnt care less if anyone thought my partner was a woman. He's not, but even if he was it shouldn't matter. |
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Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:02 am |
| "Significant Other" was the original term used for this situation. It can be used for either same sex or opposite couplings. |
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Sun Apr 15, 2007 1:01 am |
I refer to mine as "my sweetie."
Or sometimes as "my pain in the *ss"  |
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Blond, Swedish/Cherokee, normal/dry skin, a sucker for products, gizmos, and treatments that are "age-defying." Just hit the big 4-0 |
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Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:54 pm |
| my colleague refers refer to her's as *partner*. i agree that nowadays ppl tends to use this term more often. |
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Sun Apr 15, 2007 7:02 pm |
| If you use the term "partner", you will be doing your part to help move the world along to the point where gay partnerships are not considered a class apart from, and (for some) beneath, straight partnerships. |
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