n'est pas

I just read a comment in LJ in which said commenter referred to her partner (or person with her at the time) as her "lover". As in, my lover and I were having dinner and...

I LAUGHED FOREVER. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED IS I LAUGHED FOREVER. YOUR LOVER? IN ALL SERIOUS?

I actually don't know what happened next, but it probably involved a series of scented oils.