tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11669854.post4909679110893351619..comments2023-08-09T05:55:31.259-04:00Comments on Free Words: Naming The Man in My Life and Other Matters of ImportanceDiane Girardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01529510727685982869noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11669854.post-48599660968933078692007-08-12T23:13:00.000-04:002007-08-12T23:13:00.000-04:00I have the same problem. I've lived with Mike for...I have the same problem. I've lived with Mike for twelve years now, so I think boyfriend doesn't really cut it. We're never getting married, so fiance is inaccurate and sounds a bit pathetic. Husband is liable to get me strung up (how dare I use that morally right word when I'm so morally wrong), and while spouse is technically correct (hey, ask CRA) and I do use it sometimes, it doesn't always come out right--I think it has to do with being only one syllable.<BR/><BR/>So I generally go with "my Mike" or "my husband-type guy". It's equally hard for everyone else. Is Mike's mother my mother-out-law?Jennifer Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16529992075374727048noreply@blogger.com