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

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

2005-01-20 Thread Wayne Putterill
: Why partner (was OMG! I must have one...) 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 -->

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, o

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 y

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 surp

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 > inclusiv

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 Adkins, Randy
have one...) 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 --&g

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

2005-01-20 Thread Charlie Griefer
ssage- > 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 > > |> friends with b

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 --

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

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" Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 10:55 AM

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 --> Hus

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:[E

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

2005-01-20 Thread Adkins, Randy
TED] Sent: Thursday, 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 alo

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 re

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

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. ~

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

2005-01-20 Thread Charlie Griefer
ow 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:

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

2005-01-20 Thread Michael T. Tangorre
> From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > More than, yes. Less than, no. What is today, "speak_in_tongues_Thursday" ? ~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www

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

2005-01-20 Thread Adkins, Randy
partner (was OMG! I must have one...) 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 wi

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 girlf

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 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