Which reminds me of the term work-wife or work-husband. Would anyone here say they have one?

That term bugs the shit out of me.

(Which is to say, yes.)

What about a work Beavis?

Amych, bathrooms can be added. Location can not be changed.

If you can, go for it.

I don't know if I'd characterize us as work spouses, but my company's long-suffering DP manager and I definitely vent to each other about work stress and cow-workers more than with other folks around the office.

I have a class-wife. Although I do see her from time to time after school. We often refer to ourself as "the same person"

I just got her start on Buffy. She should be watching Passion tonight. She was already a Firefly fan.

not even pink and sparkly with monkeys painted on it make me want it, much less need it.

The Hello Kitty electronics are cute when I see them in stores, but the thought of having them in my house? nsm.

I got an earlier flight back from my business trip. Got in 5 hours earlier. BEST THING THIS WEEK.

Which is to say, yes.

If you have one and hate the term, what term would you use instead?

I think I had a work husband for a while at my last gig. I say so mostly because I ended up in the position of worrying about his diet and general mental boundaries. And he seemed more than okay with it.

If you can, go for it.

Kinda what I'm thinking. But also scary and Not In Line With The (as yet unplanned) Plan.

I don't think I've ever heard of a work spouse. If I'd heard it in the wild, I probably would've guessed it referred to a situation of spending way too much time with them (as opposed to w/real spouse), and not to being close buds.

That's another "huh" for the day, I guess.

The Hello Kitty electronics are cute when I see them in stores

The sheer pinkness kinda scared me.

I have a work wife. It was an arranged marriage. My manager thought that we would be a good work match. She insisted on doing things like making sure we roomed together when we went to conferences and such. It's been a happy marriage. But, I also cheat on her with my work mistress. And that's the most fun.

The DVD player needed to be more white with pink highlights, like Hello herself.

I found this work spouse def:

I am fascinated with the Work Husband, Work Wife relationship. By definition it is a situation where two people (usually a man and a woman) who work so well together, spend so much time together and do so much for each other they act like husband and wife. These two people usually never speak to each other outside of work but in that environment they are inseparable and will always defend the other in all confrontations there.

I wasn't quite that married, but it was a bit of a case of "we can pick on each other but you can't." His work older sister would fit too.