Why not, its more accurate - partner describes all sorts of situations without the weird parsing.
It covers being married to someone, living together, girlfriend, boyfriend etc without digging around for what may be private information. Afterall is it any concern of ours what the other person's arrangements are? larry On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 10:36:35 -0500, Adkins, Randy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why is that politically correct? Have we become such a society that > based on the diversity of cultures and nationalities that it is wrong > to say girlfriend, wife, etc..? > > Does someone consider that as sexist? Or is it more along the lines as > A commitment issue by saying 'partner' does not mean they are as > committed > to the relationship as the other? > > I ran into this awhile back and trying to determine what to say. > I was dating a woman and we considered ourselves very committed to the > Relationship as some may call 'exclusive' in today's society. When I > introduced > Her, my first reaction was 'girlfriend' not 'partner'. To me saying > 'partner' > In some cases means a legal contract or as the saying goes 'partner in > crime'. > > So what crime would I be accused of. Wanting everyone to know this woman > is > My girlfriend and I don't care who knows it. > > For the women: How does that make you feel when someone you are aka > 'partners' > With in a relationship refers to you as their 'girlfriend'. > > For the guys: What is your take? Is it a commitment issue? > > Sorry I just don't get the society today that everything has to be > politically correct. > Someone going to sue me for saying 'girlfriend' rather than 'partner'? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Erika L. Walker-Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 10:25 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: OMG! I must have one... > > It's politically correct apparently. > > Cheers, > Erika > -------------------------------------------------- > > >>| -----Original Message----- > >>| From: Michael T. Tangorre > >>| > >>| Why my partner? I have some gay friends and one says "partner" and > >>| another one says "girlfriend"... I don't get it. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Flash MX Pro from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=57 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:143473 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
