lardychap wrote:
> Sarah Eggleston wrote:
>
> > >
> > I'm avoiding all that kind of grief by not getting married.
> >
> > Living in sin sounds so much more romantic, anyway <obsmiley>
>
> The Wages of Sin is death....
>
>
> ... but the hours are good.
>
> Sounds romantic but then you have to come up with a term for "her" or
> "him" depending on what it is. Boyfriend/ girlfriend sounds very
> teenage. Fuck buddy you can't really use in front of the outlaws.
> Fiance(e') is something you should really get over. Don't dip your toe.
> Take the plunge or step away from the pool.
The females at work all insist on being referred to as 'girls' even
though a couple won't see 40 again. As there's three female 'Jo's, I
get to be called 'Man Joe', which sounds like a dodgy aftershave.
> And as far as I'm concerned, he/she is only your partner if
> a) you're in business together
> b) you're cowboys
> c) you're gay.
>
> b&c especially aren't necessarily mutually exclusive.
If you were in the gay cowboy business ('Bareback Mounting Co Ltd'),
you could be a) b) and c).
