DEAR ANNIE: In response to all the suggestions for what to call a man and a woman living together without the benefit of marriage, I'm surprised no one has offered the following: 'shackmates.' The word is derived, of course, from the once popular expression "shacking up. - Californian
DEAR CALIFORNIAN: The derivation makes perfect sense, but the word reminds us of two beach bums sharing a hut. In London.
We are living in a foreign country. -Edmond Jabès, The Book of
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LOVE the new picture! And I work so hard to keep Kate's naked self off the Internet. Goodbye runing for president!
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