Plus it doesn't exactly roll off the tongue... Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandy Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <cf-community@houseoffusion.com> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 11:19 AM Subject: RE: OMG! I must have one...
> I use partner with Michael. We live together, we are committed and just > saying "Boyfriend" seems like making less of our relationship than it is. To > me, partner says that he is more to me than just someone I date. > > (and I hate the term Posslq (govt term, Persons of the Opposite Sex Sharing > Living Quarters) > > Sandy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Adkins, Randy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 10:37 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: OMG! I must have one... > > 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. > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:143497 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
