Re: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...)

2005-01-20 Thread Charlie Griefer
well you're just a lil' slut now, aintcha? :) On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 10:32:50 -0500, Michael T. Tangorre [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Erika L. Walker-Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] It's politically correct apparently. Oh, really? Regardless of your sexual orientation, why can't we all

Re: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...)

2005-01-20 Thread David Churvis
I call my significant other my boyfriend. For gay people, it usually depends on how close the relationship is as well as how comfortable they are with people knowing they're gay. For others, it probably just means more than girlfriend, less than wife. Just my $0.02 :D - Original Message

Re: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...)

2005-01-20 Thread Kevin Graeme
On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 10:38:08 -0500, David Churvis wrote: I call my significant other my boyfriend. For gay people, it usually depends on how close the relationship is as well as how comfortable they are with people knowing they're gay. For others, it probably just means more than

RE: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...)

2005-01-20 Thread Adkins, Randy
How does one determine if someone is more than a girlfriend but not a wife? If your not married, should not be a question. Unless your engaged. -Original Message- From: David Churvis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 10:38 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Why

RE: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...)

2005-01-20 Thread Michael T. Tangorre
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Re: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...)

2005-01-20 Thread Charlie Griefer
a girlfriend but not a wife? If your not married, should not be a question. Unless your engaged. -Original Message- From: David Churvis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 10:38 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...) I

RE: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...)

2005-01-20 Thread Michael T. Tangorre
From: Adkins, Randy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] How does one determine if someone is more than a girlfriend but not a wife? If your not married, should not be a question. Unless your engaged. Yeah, I wanna hear a woman's take on this partner BS.

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2005-01-20 Thread Adkins, Randy
Hahah well by referring to 'first wife' means you may be looking for the 2nd And she is history. :-) -Original Message- From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 10:48 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one

RE: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...)

2005-01-20 Thread Michael T. Tangorre
From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] agreed. girlfriend - fiance - wife my wife doesn't mind being introduced as 'my wife'. altho for some reason, she does object when i refer to her as 'my first wife'. :) LOL. Friend -- Boyfriend/Girlfriend -- Fiance -- Husband/Wife

RE: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...)

2005-01-20 Thread Erika L. Walker-Arnold
| -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

RE: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...)

2005-01-20 Thread Adkins, Randy
, January 20, 2005 10:55 AM To: CF-Community 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

Re: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...)

2005-01-20 Thread Tony Weeg
Friend -- Boyfriend/Girlfriend -- Fiance -- Husband/Wife | friends with benefits :) On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 10:52:19 -0500, Michael T. Tangorre [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...)

2005-01-20 Thread Adkins, Randy
Well yes there are those type of Friends as well. -Original Message- From: Tony Weeg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 11:00 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...) Friend -- Boyfriend/Girlfriend -- Fiance -- Husband/Wife

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2005-01-20 Thread David Churvis
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

RE: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...)

2005-01-20 Thread Wayne Putterill
For some reason I first read that as friends with batteries... -Original Message- From: Tony Weeg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 20 January 2005 16:00 To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...) Friend -- Boyfriend/Girlfriend -- Fiance -- Husband/Wife

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2005-01-20 Thread Charlie Griefer
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 20 January 2005 16:00 To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...) Friend -- Boyfriend/Girlfriend -- Fiance -- Husband/Wife | friends with benefits :) On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 10:52:19 -0500, Michael T. Tangorre [EMAIL

RE: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...)

2005-01-20 Thread Adkins, Randy
As well, those do exists as well, personally I prefer A live woman than anything else. There is simply no comparison -Original Message- From: Wayne Putterill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 11:37 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Why partner (was OMG! I must

RE: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...)

2005-01-20 Thread Michael T. Tangorre
From: Wayne Putterill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For some reason I first read that as friends with batteries... You were probably thinking BOB: battery operated boy. But... To be all inclusive you need to think: BOB: battery operated boy BOG: battery operated girl BOP: battery operated

Re: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...)

2005-01-20 Thread Tony Weeg
:) On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 11:42:29 -0500, Michael T. Tangorre [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Wayne Putterill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For some reason I first read that as friends with batteries... You were probably thinking BOB: battery operated boy. But... To be all inclusive you

Re: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...)

2005-01-20 Thread Dana
I've struggled myself with the question of what do you call someone who is living with you that you intend to stay with but that you are not married to. I don't like significant other because it strikes me as coy, and it can equally well mean the guy I am in love with this week. But I too was

Re: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...)

2005-01-20 Thread Kevin Graeme
On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 10:32:50 -0500, Michael T. Tangorre [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Regardless of your sexual orientation, why can't we all use: girlfriend, boyfriend, husband, wife, or significant other? Simply because I don't like the sound of any of those. Girlfriend/Boyfriend is someone

Re: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...)

2005-01-20 Thread Deanna Schneider
I know exactly what Kevin means when he says partner. He's not the only person in Madison from whom I've heard that term. It means they are truly partners in life, but are not married, don't want to be married, are not husband/wife. It doesn't really matter to me if his partner is female, male, or

RE: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...)

2005-01-20 Thread Wayne Putterill
Oh I don't know, they can both shock you at times or run out on you just when you need them. Oh, and you can never find a spare when you want one. -Original Message- From: Adkins, Randy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 20 January 2005 16:40 To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Why partner

RE: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...)

2005-01-20 Thread Adkins, Randy
Yeah at times they are very difficult to find. But such is life I guess -Original Message- From: Wayne Putterill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 12:34 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...) Oh I don't know, they can both