even when used by men I personally know to be nice, helpful people, it still grates. Am I being oversensitive? When I first got married, DH learned VERY quickly not to refer to me as 'the missus'. But I can't quite work out why I find it so annoying.
Obviously 'the old ball and chain' is just insulting, but the other two are used regularly and unthinkingly by lots of men on here and in RL.
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to find phrases like 'she who must be obeyed' and 'the missus' disrespectful and annoying
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TheBirdsTheBirds · 12/10/2012 21:29
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