Re: OT: What? the clean-shaven outnumber the bearded?

Muke Tever wrote:

>I would say 'mate', which is essentially a less sterile equivalent to 'spouse'
>and blind to actual marital status, but I dont know how common that use of the
>word is among nonfurs.
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I've had plenty of people that I'd call my mates (at the same time,
even) and not been attracted to them :) (Indeed, if you were having a
Relationship with someone Down Under, you probably wouldn't call them
your mate... unless we're talking about animals. Though I can't speak
for everyone.  But the gay people who I've known have generally referred
to their partner as either their partner or their boyfriend).

So yeah, mate is not blind to marital status: it prohibits it (in my
dialect).

(And I've made the assumption here that nonfurs==straight. If it means
nongay, my comments still hold though. In fact, if it means tomato, my
comments still hold, they might just seem a little out of context.)

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Tristan                  <kesuari@...>

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