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Obviously they depended on Wikipedia for this, whereas the world has changed.

Use "spouse", "husband", or "wife" as you would with different-sex married couples.

If polyamorous, ignore it, and just use the normal heterosexual convention of referring to a man, his wife, and his mistress; or refer to the third partner as a "family friend".
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My mom used to call them "alternative lifestylers." That seems a little easier than re-working for gender.
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I will once again mention that don't think anyone read that memo correctly.
But never mind, because OUTRAGE!
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I will once again mention that I don't think anyone read that memo correctly.
But never mind, because OUTRAGE!
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One of the things that keeps me from wanting to actually marry Mr. Vel-DuRay is the word "husband". It just sounds so corny/porny. Not as bad as "lover", but almost.
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@5: I've been using that word for years. "Corporate concubine" sounds so much better than "trophy wife" -- and covers a wider range of situations too. But I've been told that when it is a man who is being "kept" (by a financially-endowed woman or gay man) the term is "cockubine." Which isn't gender-neutral but is amusing.
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@4: It's the Interwebs. You can't let taking the time to understand what is being said interfere with your outrage.
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Any ideas on why Romenesko's site is doing a 404 on his original story?

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