if someone was to say: <br/><br/>"but in the current absence of my significant other, guess it'll have to do."<br/><br/>(note; that this is a reply from "It'd be more appropriate from a guy" <br/><br/>does it mean that the person saying this doesn't have a significant other.<br/><br/>or does it mean that they have one but is not currently there at present.<br/><br/>(significant other here is being used as a intimate partner type. )