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Sigo: significant other. "Significant other" is too long to say every time one wants to refer to someone one isn't married to, and not engaged to be married to, but one has a romantic relationship with that's more than boyfriend/girlfriend. "Fiance" isn't accurate if one isn't engaged to be married.

I wanted a short version of significant other to use, so I thought, why not just invent my own word. Not being hesitant to invent a word when needed, I declare it invented. It does have the disadvantage of sounding a little like "sicko" when spoken sloppily, but it's not too likely someone would introduce their escort as, "And this is my sicko Fred." And, if it sounds like sicko to someone, it should be a nice conversation starter.

Marriage: A legal agreement between two consenting adults providing them with certain legal rights and obligations. What those consist of varies considerably in different times and places.

Egalitarian: Someone who believes that men and women should have equal opportunity, equal respect, and equal rights under the law. Egalitarians do not believe that women and men are to be treated exactly the same. They recognize there are occasionally differing needs between the genders, and equal respect and regard would requre that those unique needs be recognized and provided for.

Christian egalitarian: Christian egalitarians believe the Bible, accurately translated and interpreted, supports an egalitarian treatment of men and women. This would mean equal opportunity in the church and elsewhere for men and women.

Closet egalitarian: Someone who believes in equal rights, but doesn't admit it publicly or apply it because they are afraid of causing trouble for themselves or others.

Hypocritical or fake egalitarian: Someone who says they are egalitarian, but who doesn't apply it in their personal life.

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[Galina]

"Hypocritical or fake egalitarian: Someone who says they are egalitarian, but who doesn't apply it in their personal life."

This is all too familiar. Some people even use the fake ideas of 'equality' to abuse others.
"If we are all equal, how come you won't give EVERYONE full control of the message board?"
"If we are all equal, how come not ALL opinions are considered equally valid here?"
and "If you want to be equal, go make as much money as I am making."

Of course, all of the above is rubbish. ;-) Equality is not anarchy, nor is it being exactly alike in every way possible! :-)