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My husband has several female friends at work (he is a teacher). He even refers to one friend as his "office wife"-- they discuss personal issues, bring each other treats and little gifts, etc. He sees nothing wrong with this relationship, but has made it clear that he alone will be her friend, that is, their friendship is OUTSIDE of our marriage. Just because there is no sex (he is physically unattracted to her), doesn't mean that it is any less painful. It belittles the institution and sanctity of marriage, and has negatively impacted my self esteem. Right is right, wrong is wrong, and anyone who says there can be both is purposefully minimizing immature, self-serving behavior. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.38.89.213 (talk) 18:33, 4 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
It would be good to know whether the phrase is specific to the US or not. Discussing it with random people online came up with an instance of it apparently being used by the BBC, but all of the references here are US and I'd never come across it before (Australia). So should this be listed as a US slang or colloquial expression? CheMonro (talk) 05:50, 11 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
