https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:13:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-wife#post-257451 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 18:26:31 +0000 Witz 257451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't care for "the wife." For some reason, for me, it just has a disrespectful connotation to it. It seems like that term often comes up in the context of "I have to check with the wife," or "I could get that motorcycle if the wife would approve," as if "the wife" is this mean/controlling nag. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-wife#post-257393 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:02:09 +0000 MsLipGloss 257393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Hilsy85: Lol! After I got knocked up, my DH referred to me as his *baby mama* for a while. Men. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-wife#post-257390 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:59:10 +0000 Mommy Finger 257390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH doesn't call me that but I don't think it would bother me if he did. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-wife#post-255055 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:01:42 +0000 hilsy85 255055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dh does this all the time, lol. He uses it in a joking way though. He also calls me "the old ball and chain". I guess he's lucky I get his sense of humor! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-wife#post-255043 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:49:55 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 255043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use partner, so no weird wifey stuff for us :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-wife#post-255038 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:46:35 +0000 pastemoo 255038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: Hubby sounds dumb to me. And wifey was so corny I had to come back with husbandy. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-wife#post-255029 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:36:59 +0000 Mrsbells 255029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lol @ husbandy... I dont ike wifey or hubby. I dont know why hubby just doesnt feel right coming out of my mouth and some people sa husby but thats hard for me to say too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-wife#post-255014 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:24:14 +0000 pastemoo 255014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He is in the military, so I know he does it to "fit in" and it doesn't bother me in that context. If he did it regularly/in front of me/in front of family and friends, it might bother me, but I'm not sure.</p> <p>Whenever he calls me wifey, I call him husbandy (and he stops). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-wife#post-254998 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:15:54 +0000 MamaMoose 254998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know that I've ever heard my husband call me "the wife". I certainly couldn't be bothered by it if he did though since I sometimes refer to him as "the hubs". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-wife#post-254994 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:13:52 +0000 pelikila 254994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Referring to a spouse as "the ___" irritates me but so does the nickname "wifey". I understand the cutesy factor but it makes my stomach turn. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-wife#post-254985 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:08:39 +0000 Mrs.Ham 254985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't mind it. My husband and I call each other "hubs" and "wife" as nicknames. We just love that we get to be husband and wife so much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-wife#post-254982 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:07:26 +0000 Running Elley 254982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad calls my mom that sometimes. DH never has. He'll introduce me as "my wife" but when he's referring to me in conversation he'll just use my name. I don't know how I'd feel about it if he called me that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-wife#post-254977 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:05:17 +0000 Mrsbells 254977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you like being referred to as "The Wife". DH usually calls me "my wife" rather than "The wife" I dont have anything against it, but this one friend of mine uses the term so excessively. Do you like being called " the wife" </p>