Boyfriend/girlfriend/schmoifriend

you know what's funny? i've been married for almost 5 years, and it still feels weird calling him "my husband" and it's even WEIRDER being a "wife". i am just so... NOT a wife.

i've tried out some of the alternatives, and all of the labels seem weird and foreign. i think it's the whole inference of ownership thing that those labels all seem to imply. it gets under my skin a little.

 

as another married person, i'll say that wife or husband is wierd too. somehow it makes us seem old and square, and pretty much immediately alienates us from our single friends. i'm not sure if i'll ever get used to hearing my "new" name. like at the dr's office...mrs. _____. it takes me a minute to realize they are talking to me.
labels are neccessary, but wierd.

 

hmm, maybe I am just strange... I like being a wife!! And I love to refer to Jeff as my husband! And I love getting mail for Mrs instead of Miss! It makes me feel special and important!

 

sweet, i love being married. i just somehow don't feel "old enough" to be a wife, even though we have been married 4 years, lol.

 

i don't like the term girlfriend, but mainly because when i talk about my girlfriend (if i'm dating someone) others always think i'm talking about a female friend. it's not a big deal but it just creates confusion.

 

co -signatory.....and thank heavens i dont have one!.....if you spend more than a few months fucking someone......its a big mistake!

 

ok then I use the terms my OLD LADY or LOVER or BED PARTER

 

Hmmm, I've can't say I really mind being ''owned'' though...