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xkcd #3237: Husband and Wife

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Borat came out twenty years ago this year--closer to the breakup of the Soviet Union than to today--but it honestly feels like it's been even longer, somehow.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3237/

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[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

A solution is "my partner". Although I don't use it myself, I think it's a better term, if the relationship is a good one.

[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 1 points 13 hours ago

That's good when you're not married. "My spouse" is a good neutral term when you're married