This is a simple glossary in support of my Musings of Gnwmythr blog, so that I don't have to search for on-line references. It is NOT authoritative. [Content Warning - some definitions address distressing matters]
Monday, 22 February 2016
Significant Other(s)
Significant Other is typically used as a non-presumptive term for "intimate partner" (see here), but some people - including me - use it to cover al those people one cares deeply about. That includes one's "family of choice": one's friends, as far as I am concerned. Blood / related family is not necessarily a constructive relationship - just ask anyone who has survive childhood abuse in a family.
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