Demographics: Available or Taken?
- Thread starter Gilgamesh
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married in 99. separated 4 years ago, many dates in that time, dated for one year, split up, single now for 2 years, and then find out I'm still legally married and not even "separated" anymore even though we haven't been together for four years and I've been 2 years without any significant dating.
Married to second wife twenty years.
North_Ranger
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Single for... well, barring a six-month relationship in '10, I've been single for close to a decade now. 
If I wasn't swamped at work I would make a joke about taken and being a man with a very specific set of skills and cuningulus but instead I'll just say I'm happily single
I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for a relationship, I can tell you I don't have emotion to spare. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career of performing cunnalingus. Skills that make me an orgasmic pleasure for people like you. If you let my penis go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will make you orgasm.
I...can't follow that with justice, sorry.
It's been...almost exactly 14 years since I got so utterly destroyed by a female, every time I think of her and the event, it still makes me sick and sad. It was enough to turn me off of relationships forever....however, I've been married now for 8 years, together for almost 12.
So, I guess what I'm saying is that for every significant other that treated you like garbage, there's another one out there who'll do you right.
It's been...almost exactly 14 years since I got so utterly destroyed by a female, every time I think of her and the event, it still makes me sick and sad. It was enough to turn me off of relationships forever....however, I've been married now for 8 years, together for almost 12.
So, I guess what I'm saying is that for every significant other that treated you like garbage, there's another one out there who'll do you right.
I would consider a long term relationship still dating.
Also, I would like to enter "Married and Available" but it's not multiple choice![DOUBLEPOST=1349126267][/DOUBLEPOST]
My more serious answer is Married 6 years, together 10 years.
Let's just say it's the simplified version. Dating = In a Relationship with one or others. Married = Legally married/common law. Single = Not seeing anyone.
I think it's pretty similar here. I know I've seen in the past couples on my Facebook calling themselves married after being in a longer term committed relationship and it doesn't go over very well with actual married people.
Ehhh, not so much nowadays. Most (if not all) of Canada has Common Law marriages on their books stating that if you've been living together in a committed relationship and presenting each other as firm and commited partners, legally you might as well be married and assets can be divided as if you were married.
I know I like to grind the gears of anyone who refers to their live-in girlfriend as a wife. "OH, so you went through the process of making it official and you didn't invite us? OH, you aren't actually married? OH."
Dating since 2003, almost 9 years now! Engaged for... I forget how many years. 
This plus however many seconds since he posted.
- In British Columbia, a person who has lived and cohabited with another person, for a period of at least two years is considered a common law spouse, unless one or both of them were married to another person during this time, according to the "Estate Administration Act".[15]
- In Nova Scotia, a couple must cohabit for two years in a marriage-like relationship, and may not have been married to another person during this time.
- In New Brunswick, a couple must live together for three years or have a natural or adopted child together. They cannot have been married to another person during this time.[16]
- In Alberta, common law marriage has been subsumed since 2003 under the terms of the Adult Interdependent Relationship Act,[17] which may additionally apply to any two unrelated people living together in a mutually dependent relationship for three years. Only one interdependent relationship is allowed at a time. In the event either of the common law spouses are married to other persons during this time, neither of the common law couple can begin to be "interdependent" until divorce from other spouses occurs.
Honey Boo Boo's mother has a boyfriend and you're single. Just let that sink in.
I think it's because a lot of married people want to feel like they're some special class of person. We're not. Some married people aren't even happy or in healthy relationships, while many "long-term unwed relationship" people are.
So I go by Ame's version.
Alternatively, could add a "going steady" option and retro up this poll.
Single, I date a bit. Have not been in a long term relationship for two years. My longest stretch with out a GF, 7 years.
BananaHands
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Single. Prone to mingle.
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