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Are We More Than Just Friends? The Legal Lexiconic of Relationships - Family Law journal

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Date:9 SEP 2010

BYRON JAMES, 14 Gray's Inn Square

Ever had that awkward moment with a partner when you have been asked, ‘so where is this all going'? There are some who can be cruising through life with the sun shining and the top down, wind through the hair and all that, and still be insistent that the destination, or at least the stops along the way, are more important than the ride. Frankly, there are seldom things more annoying than travelling with someone who, like the pre-holiday destination prepubescent, keeps asking, ‘are we nearly there yet'?

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