Its occurred to me that if you're neither married to a long seperated man or young enough to be a "girlfriend" to one and hate being a "partner" (now often either gay/lesbian or business) there MUST be a "nice" word for me.
I've tried and tried to find one but always end up babbling something like "Oh, we've been together for years, etc etc."
AND I'M NOT A "COMMON" LAW WIFE!!! YUK YUK!!!
Any ideas PLEASE??