There is nothing wrong with the term 'hubby'.

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There just isn't.
This MN trend of sneering at posters for using a common term that has been deemed unfashionable...but only on mumsnet...is boring, childish and bloody rude.
If you had a go at someone for using it in rl you'd look like a dick.

AIBU?

Olddear

Yes! And the sort of person who calls spending any type of time with their partner as "date night". Urgh, it makes me want to vomit.

Neither will mine. Everyone has common terms or words they dislike.
Not everyone is a dick about it.

I hate it, but I wouldn't pull someone up on it. I also hate "hun", "babe", "girlies", "my man" etc.

When I joined here, I found the DC, DP, etc all very cringe, but I at least see the point of that and i use them now.

As for the person who says "well DP/DS etc" are just as cringey - well yes, they are. That's why I don't use them in real life. I only use them on here as short-hand and because we're on the internet so if I refer to "Andy, DS1's name and DS2's name" you're probably not going to know who I'm on about. DP, DS1 and DS2 is easier.

People do use "hubby" in real life though and those people should be sent to the gulags.

I also hate "this one" which I only see on Facebook at least.

I used to post lots on a weight loss forum years ago where hubby, hun etc were common usage so I just fell into doing that as well, just like here where I now use DH, DC etc. despite loathing the 'D' bit. At least hubby is clear unlike DF which could mean dear friend, father or fiancé - it's surprisingly difficult to decipher sometimes!

I hate it when people pounce on a new user for daring to use language that is commonplace elsewhere even if frowned upon here (especially heaven help if a desperate step parent accidentally uses the term 'bio mum').

quiet

"I hate it when people pounce on a new user for daring to use language that is commonplace elsewhere even if frowned upon here"

Me too. It's so unfriendly and unwelcoming. And petty.

Ghosty I love that wee song. Fab. x

I prefer hubby to DC/DP/DH/DM etc. I hate those

Hubby, Hubster, Mr Husband and DH are often used by me in RL. I don't see the issue.

I was once slated for using on my own OP when I was in tears writing the OP, surely some support in that moment was more important than a slagging for using "Hubby"?

Hubby, Hun, bubs, bubba, cuppa

Can all fuck right off

The word "hubby" is infantilising and reduces an adult man from equal adult status to some sort of pet / child / household appliance. It's used by the sort of women who also sit crying into their Lambrini because "hubby" spends all his time with his mates and treats her like a substitute mother or domestic help and won't contribute to parenting (or, even worse, women who think men children are inevitable or even endearing). It's a verbal pat on the head and doe eyed head tilt. Gads! Use his name, ffs.

itsmine look the poster below you just totally proved your point

what a nasty sweeping generalisation that is

pmsl @ 'use his name'

AIBU that Dave does X and I want to do Y' - followed by 238792792729 posts asking who the fuck Dave it

flyingelbows wtaf?

Yes "hubby", "the wife" and the others all feel a bit wrong to me. It seems like you're saying they're an object not worthy of using their name.

ghostylovessheep

To be fair, I was talking about in real life. I wouldn't call my kids "DS1 and DS2" in real life, I'd use their names.

I refer the my husband by name, never hubby.

The only term I hate more than hubby is little man

I hate the word hubby , it's horrible