[acqq]

> learn a language is through your significant other

That's a common misconception, and I have personal experiences: actually spoken communication with different native speakers improves your capabilities much more than the communication with only one, given the same amount of time.

[virtualeyes]

Well, I'm not saying never leave the bedroom ;-)

I'm also talking about living abroad, not hooking up with a foreigner in NYC and she plays teach the American to butcher X language