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From: "Gerda Pieterse" <>
Subject: Re: [ZA] Being PC in History??
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2003 14:26:11 +0200
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In the Netherlands people have LAT relationships. I believe that is a type
of common-law marriage similar to partnerships. A woman always keeps her own
name in the Netherlands as well.

I have noticed that they have changed the format from spouse to partner in
many BMD newspaper announcements.

regards

Gerda Pieterse
Richards Bay

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Dods" <>
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Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: [ZA] Being PC in History??


> Pat,
> 57 years WOW!, congradulations.
> Referring to each other as husband and wife is not
> unPC.
> The nice young married couples you say who refer to
> each other as partner, shows you that in their eyes,
> there is not a great deal of difference between
> partners who registar their union with the government
> and those who do not, it being a matter of personal
> choice, not a difference in level of committment.
> Steve,
> you are correct that there are many kinds of
> partnerships. I think the term sex partneship maybe a
> bit offensive to many of those who are in such
> relationships.
> Life partner is perhaps a better term, having a
> partnership with someone you are sharring part of your
> life with, sex is often part of the relationship, but
> not always and not usually the prime component, except
> in very short term relationships and those would not
> be generally regarded as what was once known as common
> law marriage, which is the subject of our discussion.
>
> John Dods, NZ

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