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Old 05-13-2008, 08:15 PM
 
Location: Beautiful Lakes & Mountains of East TN
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I sincerely want to know. When two men (or women) would be married, what do they refer to each other as? One is husband and the other wife? Two husbands? Something different?

Just an honest question out of curiosity.
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Old 05-13-2008, 08:17 PM
 
Location: An absurd world.
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I sincerely want to know. When two men (or women) would be married, what do they refer to each other as? One is husband and the other wife? Two husbands? Something different?

Just an honest question out of curiosity.
Who says there has to be a husband and wife?

That is a religious concept. Marriage predates that.
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Old 05-13-2008, 08:21 PM
 
Location: Juneau, AK
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I sincerely want to know. When two men (or women) would be married, what do they refer to each other as? One is husband and the other wife? Two husbands? Something different?

Just an honest question out of curiosity.
That depends on the couple. Some people call each other partners, some refer to their SO as their husband/wife.
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Old 05-13-2008, 08:23 PM
 
Location: Beautiful Lakes & Mountains of East TN
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Okay, thanks. So, anything goes.
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Old 05-13-2008, 08:24 PM
 
Location: An absurd world.
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Okay, thanks. So, anything goes.
Anything between consenting adults.
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Old 05-13-2008, 08:43 PM
 
Location: Oklahoma(formerly SoCalif) Originally Mich,
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Lovers or Hubwife, Wusband
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Old 05-13-2008, 08:45 PM
 
Location: Juneau, AK
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Lovers or Hubwife, Wusband
Hubwife and Wusband? Haven't heard those before. I don't think I personally would mix gender-based monikers unless the person in question was transexual, and even then it might be considered offensive.
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Old 05-13-2008, 08:47 PM
 
Location: Beautiful Lakes & Mountains of East TN
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Okay, I need to go. I'm obviously out of my league and certainly out of my comfort zone. Thanks for the info--
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Old 05-13-2008, 09:36 PM
 
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Okay, I need to go. I'm obviously out of my league and certainly out of my comfort zone. Thanks for the info--
I've said it before and I'll say it again: We live in the United States of America. It's a nation that embraces freedom of speech and freedom of expression (ostensibly, anyway). Therefore, we ALL waive the right to be comfortable all the time. Your comfort zone, with all due respect, really doesn't concern me all that much. I, for one, embrace the right to be free and occasionally uncomfortable with someone else's lifestyle or opinion or worldview.
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Old 05-13-2008, 09:40 PM
 
Location: southern california
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nothing. it will make marriage stats go up for sure. however, birth rate will fall.
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