To hate the term ‘missus’? As in my missus/the missus?

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ExDP used to call me it. I hated it. Anyone else?

Can't bare it. Blokes at work say it. Com

Yep hate it. My ex also called me it. Can’t stand it now. Didn’t like it when I was with him either tbh.

Can't bEar it. Blokes at work say it. Com

I hate it too. I've warned my DH what will happen if he utters it

I agree, particularly "the missus'.

Well, I call my dp "him indoors"! (Among other things - "the old fella").

I dont mind it. But then i often refer to my husband as "That twat I live with."

Monstrance

Ugh, I can't stand it either. It just sounds demeaning to me.

I don't care. I call husband wench. Everybody has their words, other people not liking them is fine.

I'm sure mine's called me worse out of my hearing.

Agreed.

See also, “the wife”.

How the fuck I stayed married more than a week I don’t know.

Not as bad as 'hubby' and 'wifey', which is how DH's sister and her husband refer to each other. They're both as painful as each other though.

The men I work with will say it jokingly. Trying to train mine to refer to me as HRH.

Better than little wifey

I hate it too. And I despise being referred to as wor/your/my lass........

Eurgh ‘wifey’. Hate ‘wifey for lifey’ too 🤢.

My missus is okay I guess, the missus is gross. I'm not a 'the'.

I don't mind it as long as my name comes first, like "this is Romany, my missus. because I'm my own person before being his wife.
I'd introduce him the same, with his name first.

I think it depends on the couple, context, humour, region and general shittery.

Romany that makes sense yes.

Round here they say er in doors, I'm not sure if this is better or worse, as er in doors is a force to be reckoned with.

Up here people talk about wifey to refer to any woman, married or not. I fjnd that really odd.

I’m not too fussed by it, he calls me the missus and I call him face ache... we both know it’s just in jest and obviously wouldn’t use it in polite company.

I get "the wife" and "our lass" we're in Yorkshire,pretty normal round here