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Comment author: Plasmon 09 December 2012 04:14:51PM *  0 points [-]

I meant specifically

Some unmarried people object to describing themselves by a simplistic term "single", and often other options are given, such as "divorced", "widowed", widow or widower, "cohabiting", "civil union", "domestic partnership" and "unmarried partners".

People saying this obviously aren't satisfied with a simple married/unmarried dichotomy.

(in looking this up I wasn't trying to obtain arguments against the way in which the question was posed, I just wanted to know if "unmarried" in English carries different connotations than it does in my native language. )

Comment author: Manfred 09 December 2012 04:34:53PM *  1 point [-]

I just wanted to know if "unmarried" in English carries different connotations than it does in my native language. )

Apparently yes, it does.

People saying this obviously aren't satisfied with a simple married/unmarried dichotomy.

On the contrary, people referred to in that article aren't satisfied with a married/single dichotomy.

Comment author: Plasmon 09 December 2012 04:56:55PM 1 point [-]

Apparently yes, it does.

Indeed. Though different dictionaries give both meanings, the Dutch bureau for statistics uses exclusively the "ongehuwd (literally: unmarried) = has never been married" meaning.

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