[Cloudygirl]

His English is no way bad enough to mistake girlfriend for wife so it's either true or some kind of cryptic private joke.

[rtgy]

Originally Posted by MsTree

Indeed, I would have settled for a quickie round the back of the changing rooms too

Nothing appearing in Google's news alerts. They really must've been keeping it quiet

well that's the 'Gillou way'

[Cloudygirl]

Yep bless him. I think it's lovely how he manages to keep his private life very private. I bet it's not easy.

[turtle-rn]

Originally Posted by lalaland

Well, I won't trust Wiki as a source. It there's no footnote to give a legitimate source, that line will get take down in no time.

Hopefully yes.

Originally Posted by rtgy

of course but he's the one who said: "My wife"

In French, it's not uncommon for long time partners to use the terms husband/wife without being legally married. Maybe it was just a matter of lack of proper English vocabulary.

[rtgy]

Originally Posted by turtle-rn

Hopefully yes.

why?

In French, it's not uncommon for long time partners to use the terms husband/wife without being legally married. Maybe it was just a matter of lack of proper English vocabulary.

well it's 'lost in translation II' then I think that Gilles is the only one who could solve the puzzle but in any case I wouldn't mind them to get married they're lovely couple and I like them both

[lalaland]

Does Stan speaks French or German? Is it only in French that girlfriend/wife/concubine is the same thing?

[rtgy]

Originally Posted by lalaland

Does Stan speaks French or German? Is it only in French that girlfriend/wife/concubine is the same thing?

[lalaland]

Anyhow, this little news (even if it's just a misunderstanding), cheer things up, doesn't it
Otherwise, it's been a dreadful week in terms of tennis.

[Keijan]

He probably meant, after hearing the question, that if he had a wife she would be the first person he would bring.
It's a lot of fuss about very few imo Don't forget that he's not a natural english speaker.

[turtle-rn]

Originally Posted by rtgy

why?

Because that mention on his wiki page is obviously solely based upon that bit of interview. I didn't mean I wished they were not married.

Originally Posted by lalaland

Does Stan speaks French or German? Is it only in French that girlfriend/wife/concubine is the same thing?

Not the same thing:

girlfriend = current partner (i.e. until the next one show up)
wife = long time or stable partner
concubine = mostly a legal term only for people who have signed that specific partnership contract.

[rtgy]

Originally Posted by Keijan

It's a lot of fuss about very few imo Don't forget that he's not a natural english speaker.

why fuss?
Lala was righ that this 'news' truly cheer things up here after a really dreadful week so far(indeed in the terms of tennis)

I mean it was really funny to speculate on that

[tedlesurfeur]

Originally Posted by lalaland

Does Stan speaks French or German? Is it only in French that girlfriend/wife/concubine is the same thing?

Stan is a French speaker. It is his native language.
Fran, Nat, have you can looked it up on youtube? I like the way he speaks, very swiss-like I guess, but I'm no expert.

[lalaland]

Originally Posted by turtle-rn

Not the same thing:

girlfriend = current partner (i.e. until the next one show up)
wife = long time or stable partner
concubine = mostly a legal term only for people who have signed that specific partnership contract.

so that's their definition in French?
To me though, gf = current partner, wife = current partner but you just want it in writing, concubine = an ancient term, modern term is mistress, google Tiger Wood.

[tedlesurfeur]

Originally Posted by turtle-rn

In French, it's not uncommon for long time partners to use the terms husband/wife without being legally married. Maybe it was just a matter of lack of proper English vocabulary.

I will second that.

[lalaland]

Originally Posted by rtgy

I mean it was really funny to speculate on that

Yes, much more fun than discussing his current state in tennis.