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I've been with my partner for 15 years now - 'girlfriend' doesn't seem to cut it really although that is the term I mostly use. 'Partner' seems a bit ****y. Shall I just call her my wife? Or shall we get married to avoid this situation?


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:07 pm
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Get married. Have a party.


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:09 pm
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partner = public sector or same sex. ime ๐Ÿ˜†


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:10 pm
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[i]What do you call your 'wife' if you aren't married?[/i]

by her name?

I found "Can I have a cup of tea please, wife?" didn't go down too well ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:10 pm
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by her name?

It has a name?


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:11 pm
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Get married, then she can be the 'trouble & strife' or bread kinfe..

At the moments she's just er indoors.. and probably not even swmbo..


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:11 pm
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Ms Grum


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:12 pm
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Depends, sometimes partner sometimes wife because it's simpler for simple folk to understand.


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:13 pm
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De facto (NZ)

Significant Other (USA)

Bidey-in (Scotland)


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:14 pm
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what ever you want, you ain't married.


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:15 pm
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Permanent under secretary...


 
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we use Partner, but both think it sounds ****y... depending on who we're talking to we often refer to each other as husband and wife.

Becca (mrsconsequence) wears a fake engagement ring 99% of the time to stop people asking


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:17 pm
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Shall I just call her my wife?

Well she's your common law wife (even if that has no legal status).


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:17 pm
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Don't do partner please. For years I thought the guy upstairs from me was gay, as he introduced me to his partner when he gave me a lift along the road one time. He meant his business partner. Even seeing him on the stairs all over a woman didn't help, I just thought, "wow, he/she is very convincing !!"


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:17 pm
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Wench?


 
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Introduce her by her Name..

What could be more simple than that.


 
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Me Missus.
I find the wimmins really like this.

But now we're married, I just call her wife, as in:
"Get me a beer, wife"


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:19 pm
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POSSLQ

Invented by the US Census in the 70s for Person of opposite sex sharing living quarters


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:21 pm
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Wench?

I prefer 'bint' but often wench will do.


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:22 pm
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Number 2.


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:25 pm
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I have struggled with this as I've got older girlfriend is just wrong and partner sounds like I'm gay (not that I am you know, nor am homophobic, if I was gay I'd tell... oh **** it).


 
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wench???? WENCH????

Binners is now official single and I'm on the market for someone NOT in the veterans category in 'Hit the North' any takers?


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:36 pm
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Pics?


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:40 pm
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better half.


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:41 pm
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Usually partner, sometimes girlfriend.


 
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I'm in the veterans category but I look a lot younger.

Oh, I'm married too but that's a cross you'll have to bear.


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:42 pm
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The Spanish use mujer for wife, mujer also translates to woman. I would say thet if it's not your wife, it's simply woman. Works for me.


 
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Ging (she's ginger)


 
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I have an off shore bank accounts a fleet of porches and daddy owns Tesco still need a picture?

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Me Julie, innit!


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:44 pm
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Nah, your chain's too slack.

Not for me. See if Binners will have you back.


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:45 pm
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I call my "wife" Tazzy as that's his real name.


 
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thingywhatshername


 
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Bagpuss - do you have a fleet of houses to attach the fleet of porches to?


 
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Is that lady on that there bike breaking wind I wonders??


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:47 pm
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Nah, your chain's too slack.

Not for me. See if Binners will have you back.

It's a singlespeed too - no thanks 'luv'. ๐Ÿ˜ฏ


 
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Yes we can only afford beans as Binners uses all the spares money each month on having new bottom brackets put on his bike....


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:49 pm
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Yes we can only afford beans as Binners uses all the spares money each month on having new bottom brackets put on his bike....

Still, at least he's not hora.....


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:50 pm
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the mrs

other half

or sometimes I do say wife if I can't be bothered explaining the situation to someone who's business it isn't.

try not to use partner cos not that keen on it.


 
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small mercy indeed.....


 
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Used to use partner, now use fiance but that sounds worse, only temporary though.

You could try "lover" best said in a somerset accent though


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:53 pm
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girlfriend. Partner sounds to me either same-sex or over 50 divorcee


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:54 pm
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daft isn't it ... we sometimes use 'partner' but hate it as much as everyone else seems to, and 'girlfriend/boyfriend' does start to feel a bit stupid in your 40s.. ๐Ÿ˜‰ honestly, don't have an answer other than to say that getting married certainly isn't it!! ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 28/10/2011 12:56 pm
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sleeping partner


 
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'Other half' is a good one!


 
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