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scot47
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| And by the way ' a boyfriend' is what you have when you are 15. Adults have 'partners, 'lovers' or something with a more grown-up label. |
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veiledsentiments
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| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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Now there is the real problem Scot47... there isn't really a good term for them at our age. If you say 'partner' - everyone assume that you mean same sex. 'Lover' sounds overly graphic and rather demeaning to a well rounded relationship. Then there is 'significant other' which sounds rather silly and PC. I have ended up using the word 'friend' which rather understates things, but seems to me to describe the most important part of any relationship. 
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dmb
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| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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| I have solved this dilemma of word choice. I'm just going to marry the mrs/her indoors..... Then I will just have trouble. |
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007
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| Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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| veiledsentiments wrote: |
...I have ended up using the word 'friend' which rather understates things, but seems to me to describe the most important part of any relationship.
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So, VS, what about the relationship between people, dogs, and cats? Can we say also that �people are partners or friends with dogs and cats�?
For example, dogs are the best friend and partners to the disabled and blind people.
I think dogs make good friends and partners and most people find them easy to live and get a long with, probably better than human being! .
That is why you always see a cat in the kitchen at a woman's feet.
BTW, Vs, I invite you to read the story about: A Cat and Her Strong Friend the Woman. http://www.africawithin.com/tour/ghana/a_cat_friends.htm
I hope you will enjoy the story. |
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bje
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| Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 2:41 am Post subject: |
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That is why you always see a cat in the kitchen at a woman's feet.
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You don't say...I'd never noted this myself, but my own partner/friend (though not lover) is a dog. This is why you always see a dog in the kitchen at a man's feet. |
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