Re:White House Had Advance Notice on Heathrow Detention
by toble on Monday August 19, 2013 @03:56PM
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In the UK, 'partner' is a spouse. You need to say 'business partner' if you want to avoid the confusion.
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Re:White House Had Advance Notice on Heathrow Detention
by user24 on Monday August 19, 2013 @04:10PM
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Not really. Before I was able to call her my wife, a lot of people thought I was gay when I referred to my long-term girlfriend as my partner.
Re:White House Had Advance Notice on Heathrow Detention
by freehunter on Monday August 19, 2013 @04:31PM
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I deliberately leave that question unanswered when I'm speaking to groups I don't know personally (such as HN). When I'm talking about my significant other, I refer to them as my significant other. Not my boyfriend/girlfriend/wife/husband. In this day and age, that really only matters when you're speaking about legal rights as recognized by the state. The gender or legal status of the person I love doesn't generally make one bit of difference.
On the other hand, my dad is a business owner and I've had people assume he was gay when I referred to his co-owner as "his partner, Jeff".