Hubby, hubbie, other half etc

[SnookyPooky]

Sorry but these make me so angry.
I can't read a thread with them in it.
That's all......

I love these threads, they always make me feel so remarkably chilled and tolerant.

Hublite, if you are not married?

Sorry, x posted. Fair point about the emotional connection, however, if one doesn't believe in marriage or has decided not to get married, then using the terms associated with marriage is a bit odd? Is anything wrong with 'partner'?

What is annoying is people who do it to be twee (see 'being a good wifey for my hubby')- as if feminism had never been invented. I hear quite a bit of that.

I don't know anyone who uses it for their long term partner

You're right, although I do know one odd person who now refers to her ex partner as her ex husband. Never married, at least not to him, and definitely didn't call him husband when with him.

I am off for a cuppa with my hubby and bubs and then we'll plan an amazeballs holipops.

All of the above makes me despise people.

Idkickjilliansass, I just read that as 'hoo-blee-tay', pretentious moi?

I'm not bothered if someone chooses to call their partner their husband, but 'hubby' is just awful on any basis.

Angelina77: you're surely not an outsider - you use a acronym on the MN list..

I used to refer to my DH as 'hubby' on MN but I quickly realised it was a bit of a no-no

Hubbles?

Writer.. Well "hubby" is most definitely better than what quite a few of our friends call their husbands which is "My Baby" bwahahahahaha

The Hubster
Hubbilicious
HubbyWubbyWubbles.

All good, surely?

There is nothing wrong with husband or DH.
The others are just too twee for me.

DH is twee and cringey IMO.

I hate hubby

Said it before-DH stands for Dick Head in my house.

But actually. ..

Is it dear or darling? Just as a straw poll

I use The Husband on here, as that is the title he chose for himself when we married because my husband my wife makes us both want to vomit for some weird reason. My title is Beard if if you're interested. (I don't have a beard, it's a Little Britain thing)!

I really couldn't care less what everyone calls their husbands, partners or whatever. Each to their own and all that.

I prefer "Bill Husby" myself.

I think 'DH' is horrid. But if someone just writes 'H', it looks like they're trying to make a point.

So I write husband (referring to others' - I don't have one myself).

Hubby/Hubbie
The boyf
Bubz
Bubzie

[boak]

I'm happy with "DH" as a term as its MN terminology.

I prefer Husband rather than Hubby,.. but I am not keen on DH - or for that matter DD or DS or DM.
I use those terms on here when I am replying to someone else that uses them.

I find the D thing weird, only came across it when joining MN. My husband is OH purely because I can't stand to write DH and husband seems so formal when on an internet forum!

Why can it not be abbreviated to Sis/Bro? etc. Why the Dear in front?

Misshobart I know,.. I don't often feel like calling any of my relatives 'Dear'

The D thing didn't originate on mumsnet but it's been a web "thing" for ages, because saying "Steve" firstly compromises identity and also is confusing because who the fuck is Steve, your brother, your husband, son, dog?? But explaining "My second eldest son" every time you want to use their name in an anecdote or when asking for advice is annoying to type. Hence it started for children and husbands, TBH it's only on mumsnet that I've seen DC, DSis, DB, DM and DF (father/friend).

I suspect it started on a more twee forum/IRC channel, mumsnet would have come up with "Son #2" or something or found a way to incorporate their age.

Ah, that's interesting Bertie I wasn't aware it was generic Internet language.