Phrases like that won't help your case
i love it, i do it on purpose
we had our boiler getting fixed the other week, and the fella goes, do you live here on your own.
"no" i replied "I live with my partner sam"
just to see their reaction, its great to see peoples faces sometimes.
Especially when in work, and the students i teach ask me about my social life and that
yeah i love going for meals with my partner sam