Why attach a 'D'?

[HeathcliffMoorland]

I'm just wondering why we don't just refer to d, s, h, c, etc. on here.

The only application of the letter d I have seen is removing it when dh is being annoying.

I have no objection to the d, but not sure of its use?

It's fairly common among forums

'tis common usage all of t'internet.

Annoying and twee, but standard.

I know, I just don't get it.

Two intials stand out a bit better than one?

I've never seen DH, DD, etc anywhere else. Mind you I don't visit very many forums apart from a couple of music ones.

TBH I find the addition of "d" a bit nauseating. I love my husband dearly, but am able to refer to him in conversation without prefacing it with "d" in real life.

I've never seen it anywhere else on the internet, OH I think it common everywhere but I've only seen the D on here, I think it's a bit twee too

it is horribly twee, i tried not to use it when first on MN but argghhh i've been MN'd !!!
there are times though, when DP is anything but and i would rather write PITAP

I think Poppyknot has nailed it, actually. They are really twee abbreviations, though!

Thanks Whens!

M for my would seem a bit possessive. And as with other intials-standing-for-things (they are called Initialisms - I have just learned a new word!!!) you hopefully soon forget what the component words are.... ISA, ITV, IBM anyone?

So indoctrimated am I that I sometimes forget and find myself DHing in emails......

God, I am overthinking this.

Yup, I think Poppy is right too.

I'm afraid I also often have to edit emails for DP etc. In my mind it's shorthand for their names.

You can interchange the meaning of the D though

I like to think that the 'd' stands for dreaded, dreary, dismal, disgusting, demented or disgraceful. I apply the most suitable one depending on which member of the family I am discussing

It doesn't mean 'darling/dear' once you're used to it. 'DH' just means person to whom poster is married.

Two letters infinitely more readable than one.

Sounds a bit algebraic like that......

I was about to say what Maryz said...so I agree with her!