*hugs* I think I would apply my standard descriptivism treatment, and say "It may or may not be true that most people structure their lives around a primary romantic partner, but just because we have a word for it certainly doesn't mean people should be socially and legally required to do so!"
Miscellaneous. Eclectic. Random. Perhaps markedly literate, or at least suffering from the compulsion to read any text that presents itself, including cereal boxes.
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Date: 2012-09-11 11:55 am (UTC)