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You are not alone in this. For years my Partner and I had separate machines on a KVM. It was only when our Daughter moved out and her desk became free in our st
by Jaruzel 9y ago
You are not alone in this. For years my Partner and I had separate machines on a KVM. It was only when our Daughter moved out and her desk became free in our study that we no longer needed this setup.
- copperx 9y agoYou had a daughter with your business partner? I'm now curious about the story.
- grzm 9y agoPartner can be used in lieu of spouse for an unmarried couple.
- bfhd 9y agoEven for married couples!
- grzm 9y agoThanks for the pointer. I wasn't happy with my phrasing. I should have just referenced a dictionary. MW's sense d is what I intended to convey: > "a person with whom one shares an intimate relationship : one member of a couple" https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partner https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partner
- Fnoord 9y agoI use that term because its gender neutral and relationship neutral. I find it irrelevant to a discussion whether we are married or not, or a member of the LGBT community or not. However I don't hide my gender or my partner's gender (ie. I use he and she forms due to practical reasons).
- copperx 9y agoI have always assumed "partner" either means "business partner" or that the person is signaling both (1) "I'm gay" without being overt and (2) "I'm resent society's prevailing idea of marriage." at the same time. One can use "spouse" or "significant other" to avoid the perception of being passive-aggressive.
- grzm 9y agoI'd encourage you to give others the benefit of the doubt. Without other evidence, that "perception of being passive-agressive" is only that, a perception.
- Fnoord 9y agoThose terms work as well, but the term "partner" translates 1:1 in my native language so I can use the term in my 2 main languages. YMMV.