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I really dislike the term significant other. Other than what or who? Does it mean you have a few insignificant others on the side? Or a few extra ones who are slightly more important, yet not quite important enough to be significant.

Significant doesn't imply love or partnership in my mind. The guy who whales on you every day is significant, but sure isn't your partner.


"Whales", Belmar? Are you alluding to the term "wails"? I don't get it?

Oh well, anyway, I echo your distaste for the term "significant other".
"Other" what? "Significant" how? Being beaten is certainly significant.

Silly damn word police. They have have imbued our Culture with nonsense. The only term more vile (because of it's vagueness and omnipresence) is "issue".
Today we have no problems...we have "isssues".

May God save us from ourselves and the comet.

Last edited by themilum; 02/26/06 08:39 PM.