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Boston Marriage
The play "Boston Marriage" (David Mamet) recently opened here. The review ascribed the title to meaning to "single women of independent means living together, sometimes with romantic connotations". In this play, the two female characters have an intimate relationship.
I'd never heard of this phrase before. Perhaps President Bush should move for a separate "Boston Marriage" concept to avoid the current issue.
Tony Cooper aka: tony (Email Removed)
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I'd never heard of this phrase before. Perhaps President Bush should move for a separate "Boston Marriage" concept to avoid the current issue.
Tony Cooper aka: tony (Email Removed)
Provider of Jots, Tittles, and Oy!s
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[nq:1]I'd never heard of this phrase before. [/nq] Bartelby suggest it comes from "The Bostonians" by Henry James. Perhaps the Greek islands were too distant for Americans?
- [nq:1]I'd never heard of this phrase before.
- [/nq] Bartelby suggest it comes from "The Bostonians" by Henry James.
- Perhaps the Greek islands were too distant for Americans?
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[nq:1]I'd never heard of this phrase before. Perhaps President Bush should move for a separate "Boston Marriage" concept to avoid the current issue.[/nq]
Bartelby suggest it comes from "The Bostonians" by Henry James. Perhaps the Greek islands were too distant for Americans?
http://www.bartleby.com/61/
Bartelby suggest it comes from "The Bostonians" by Henry James. Perhaps the Greek islands were too distant for Americans?
http://www.bartleby.com/61/
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[nq:2]I'd never heard of this phrase before. Perhaps President Bush should move for a separate "Boston Marriage" concept to avoid the current issue.[/nq]
[nq:1]Bartelby suggest it comes from "The Bostonians" by Henry James. Perhaps the Greek islands were too distant for Americans?[/nq]
But both that dictionary and the original post said that *** was not essential to the definition. What it
[nq:1]Bartelby suggest it comes from "The Bostonians" by Henry James. Perhaps the Greek islands were too distant for Americans?[/nq]
But both that dictionary and the original post said that *** was not essential to the definition. What it
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Okay, so this one time? In band camp? (Email Removed) was all, like:
[nq:1]Suppose a century from now, someone were to ask, "What did the term 'roomies' mean?" and we explained about being roommates, and said it was not necessarily a sexual relationship. Would y'all leap on the "not necessarily" part and assume that it was sexual?[/nq]
Probably...it's already happened with "lifelong
[nq:1]Suppose a century from now, someone were to ask, "What did the term 'roomies' mean?" and we explained about being roommates, and said it was not necessarily a sexual relationship. Would y'all leap on the "not necessarily" part and assume that it was sexual?[/nq]
Probably...it's already happened with "lifelong
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[nq:1]Suppose a century from now, someone were to ask, "What did the term 'roomies' mean?" and we explained about being roommates, and said it was not necessarily a sexual relationship. Would y'all leap on the "not necessarily" part and assume that it was sexual?[/nq]
When I was young it was normal for two people of the same *** to share an apartment. There was never a thought that this
When I was young it was normal for two people of the same *** to share an apartment. There was never a thought that this
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[nq:1]But both that dictionary and the original post said that *** was not essential to the definition. What it sounds ... two unrelated women being roommates/housemates, sharing the housekeeping costs, was sufficiently remarkable to be in need of being called something.[/nq]
Presumably unmarried women stayed home with their parents, and unmarried men took a room at a boarding house. If you li
Presumably unmarried women stayed home with their parents, and unmarried men took a room at a boarding house. If you li
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[nq:2]Suppose a century from now, someone were to ask, "What ... the "not necessarily" part and assume that it was sexual?[/nq]
[nq:1]When I was young it was normal for two people of the same *** to share an apartment. There was ... almost to be reversed. Perhaps it has to do with increased prosperity and diminished need to save on housing costs.[/nq]
I think it has more to do with
[nq:1]When I was young it was normal for two people of the same *** to share an apartment. There was ... almost to be reversed. Perhaps it has to do with increased prosperity and diminished need to save on housing costs.[/nq]
I think it has more to do with
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