I don't think it's very panache for gay guys to say "partner" anymore. Usually we just say husband.
Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erika L. Walker-Arnold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <cf-community@houseoffusion.com> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 10:55 AM Subject: RE: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...) > >>| -----Original Message----- > >>| From: Michael T. Tangorre > >>| > >>| Oh, really? > > Hey, I don't make up the rules, I'm just passing the info along. > I don't say "partner" I say "hubby" :D > And I could give a fid less what anyone calls anyone for that matter ... > > >From what I was told - and I don't remember by whom, but it did start > over in England one night when I was in the pub drinking.... > Saying partner puts no sexual connotation to it, and gay people (please > don't shoot the messenger) could use it with "panache and style". > > Cheers, > Erika > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:5:143482 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54