This reminded me of the story of a recent French President (it may have been Jacques Chirac) who insisted on referring to his wife using the "vous" form of address rather than the "tu" form. For them it was a way of protecting that sense of otherness in the context of a long-standing marriage. "Vive la difference" indeed.
This reminded me of the story of a recent French President (it may have been Jacques Chirac) who insisted on referring to his wife using the "vous" form of address rather than the "tu" form. For them it was a way of protecting that sense of otherness in the context of a long-standing marriage. "Vive la difference" indeed.