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Originally Posted by pyramider
If the SO is not a wife then what is the reason to hide?
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So as not to alienate the SO in manner that will encourage her* to change her "status" to ...
... an "Insignificant Other"!!!
(*Assuming the female gender!)
A "Significant Other" lacks the marital status of a "wife" and the accompany legal benefits, but generally speaking in all other matters of the relationship they "enjoy" the same characteristics... which, unless some other agreement exists, includes fidelity.