[JudyKayTee]

I'll go a step beyond that, Joy - and I absolutely agree with you. My concern is illness. The "housewife" stands next to the bed and wrings her hands, if the family will allow her into the hospital, while people with legal standing make medical and end-of-life decisions.

As I think we all know when my late husband was brain dead, no chance he was ever coming back to me, seizuring many times a day, on every form of life support I ever heard of his children went to Court to keep me from removing him from the equipment on religious grounds. He had very clear, written instructions. I knew what he wanted. I still had a Court fight on my hands.

I wouldn't put anyone else in that place ever, no matter how much I loved someone, no matter how much someone loved me. If I'm not good enough to have legal standing, please, don't bother me.

[joypulv]

'.. his children went to Court to keep me from removing him from the equipment on religious grounds.'

Substitute guilt for religion. Don't you just love how many family come rushing in to protest what they have no clue about, such as someone's wishes? They don't even really care that much; they feel guilty for 'not being there.'

When my dad died recently, many people told me how he felt in his last days, and how much I 'sacrificed' for him in his last days, and not one of them knew one bit about either of that, and not one shred of it was true. I didn't know whether to joke or choke.

[talaniman]

If I'm not good enough to have legal standing, please, don't bother me.

I like that!

What is an unmarried housewife called?

An experiment! A playmate, friend, or help mate, partner. Any label will do except for wife... legally speaking.

[joypulv]

She is called your partner. I dont see why you have to label her as something beneath you.

Excellent word. My apologies for digressing into matters of death, when all OP is trying to do is write her CV.

[DaniCalifornia]

I'm not writing a CV haha, I'm currently a nail artist. There is NO chance of children any time soon, I feel far too young.

With regards to the wedding date, good heavens haha. We're rationing our food, there's also no chance of the wedding any time soon.

I think it'd be homemaker on a CV. I went to a workshop last year and spoke to a woman who has never worked, and has always looked after her 6 children. The speaker said she can take the skills from being a mother at home and use them on her CV, by exaggerating the organisation, cleaning, taxi, cook, nanny etc!

[JudyKayTee]

Assuming the other partner works, how about paid companion?

[Wondergirl]

I think it'd be homemaker on a CV. I went to a workshop last year and spoke to a woman who has never worked, and has always looked after her 6 children. The speaker said she can take the skills from being a mother at home and use them on her CV, by exaggerating the organisation, cleaning, taxi, cook, nanny etc!

I've helped people with resumes since 1985, and doing something like that, turning a homemaker/mother who hadn't worked for ten years, into a desirable employee is probably the most fun I have! -- that and showing people how they can rename job skills if they switch careers or change jobs. I always feel like a Puzzle Master.