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"Much like this bride, I couldn&amp;amp;#8217;t bring myself to say &amp;amp;#8220;the F-word&amp;amp;#8221; while I was engaged. Fiance. It just sounded so pretentious and affected coming out of my mouth. I couldn&amp;amp;#8217;t simply say, &amp;amp;#8220;This is Rory, my fiance,&amp;amp;#8221; without dragging out the word &amp;amp;#8220;fiance&amp;amp;#8221; and switching into a nasal-y French-ish accent. &amp;amp;#8220;This is Rory, my fee-YAWWWHHHHHHN-say.&amp;amp;#8221; So instead I&amp;amp;#8217;d say, &amp;amp;#8220;This is Rory ...&amp;amp;#8221; and then sort of trail off. I tried a few alternatives: &amp;amp;#8220;my boyfriend&amp;amp;#8221; (not serious enough), &amp;amp;#8220;my husband-to-be&amp;amp;#8221; (too formal), &amp;amp;#8220;my groom&amp;amp;#8221; (too bridal magazine-y), &amp;amp;#8220;my better half&amp;amp;#8221; (too cheesy), &amp;amp;#8220;my soul mate&amp;amp;#8221; (BLECH!). Thankfully we had a fairly short engagement, so I only had to stumble through a hundred or so awkward conversations&amp;amp;#8212;&amp;amp;#8220;This is Rory. We&amp;amp;#8217;re getting married!&amp;amp;#8221;&amp;amp;#8212;over the nine months or so. I guess none of this is surprising, since I still don&amp;amp;#8217;t know how to address my in-laws. But I&amp;amp;#8217;m wondering if any of you suffer from the same affliction. Do you use the word fiance? Or do you find it weird, too? Have you found a better alternative?! More things I wanna know: * Would You Want to Be a Real Live Disney Princess on Your Wedding Day? * Have You Ever Attended the Wedding of a Couple That Later Divorced? * Does Wedding Planning Ever Make You Jealous of Your Single Friends? More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Download Glamour Magazine for your iPad! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Add us to your iGoogle homepage Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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