joseph.hutcheon@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> lardychap wrote:
..
> >
> > 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.
If you called them "girls" then they might get upset..... It's a bloody
minefield.
>
> > 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).
It was better than the ring finger interface possibilities earlier!
Otherwise, PLEASE don't use partner..... pretty please.
G - pardner girl