In another post I was reading there were a few members that referred to their wives/girlfriends, as the boss or manager mainly because it’s cute and we like to pick on them. [B)]
What’s your pet name for the wifey?
I refer to my wife as “The Committee”, LOL. The reference is from Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back. [swg]
So although we love them to death, sometimes more so then others. LOL, They do have a part in our hobby good or bad.
Ma’am.
I refer to My Other Half as “MOH” {short for My Other Half}.
WE are equals, therefore none is the “better half”; AND I control the finances so I can’t refer to MOH as “the CFO” like some do {though I do share where all the finances go, and what I am doing with them,ask for opinions on major decisions. MOH just wants to know that the bills are paid and we have some savings when we can.} ; I think the phrase “She Who Must Be Obeyed” {SWMBO} is demeaning to women AND men as it makes the man subservient to the woman {and as I said I believe we are equals} {and how many woman refer to their men as “HE who must be obeyed”??? ; SInce we are equals “CEO” is also out as we are equals again so we would be “co-CEOs” ; and we have no “pet names” for the other except “honey”, “dear” and “my love” {though noted, some times when preceeded by “yes” spoken by either of us those words CAN sometimes sound like swear words! LOL}. YES, dear.
Hun. Now that I think about it, that could be bad too. Like Attila the Hun! She’s also referred to as the head of the appropriations committee.[:D]
The War Department as “I need to get the approval of The War Department!”
Depends on how far away she is. Within ear shot its hon. Farther away its inappropriate.
Just kidding. Maybe?
Pete
“Yes Dear” , really makes her mad. Better to say nothing. We always use our pet names. A long list depending on the issue.
Mountain Woman.
Wayne
“Yes” followed by “dear”, “honey” or “my love” CAN at times, spoken by either of us, has the sense of a swear word.
I prefer “If you say so”. It seems more non-confrontational, and less argumentative.
In third person, “The Boss,” “She Who Must Be Obeyed,” “Neatfreak-san.”
In second person, “Toshiyochan.”
In written form, but never spoken, Mamiko.
Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September 1964 - happily married since December, 1960)
In person it’s usually just “uh huh, whatever you say”, otherwise it’s “she who must be ignored”…
It’s simpler to just agree than to argue, then do what you want anyhow, been working for me for 30+ years.
Mark
As long as they “think” they’re in charge they’re happy…
I called my late wife:
1.Old woman.
2.The old hag.
3.Captain-As in Cool Hand Luke.
4.Yes Boss-as in Cool Hand Luke…
5.99% of the time “Honey”.
‘Awesome’ because she let me use the bigger of the two bedrooms as my train room. [:D]
–Randy
Chief financial officer
Financial arm of the household
Boss
Anything that will prevent me from sleeping in the garage. Mighty cold this time of year. Trains in the basement, but she won’t punish me by sending me to the man cave
Honey’ when she’s within earshot …Carry Nation when she’s not!![;)]
Landlord, withwhom negotiations are in constant flux or developing new layout space.
I have a pet name for my wife, by which I refer to her much more often than by her given name. But it’s personal, and I won’t be repeating it here.
We have been happily married for 20 years, and have known each other for almost 30. However, “happily” does not mean “conflict-free”, and while I would consider her my equal in everything (including stubbornness), I don’t think SWMBO is demeaning to women at all. It’s a humorous way of recognizing that your spouse is your equal, and that her opinion counts, and that there are certain issues that aren’t worth getting into a fight over. If I really wanted to expand my layout into a larger area of the basement, I would ask my wife and respect her opinion. THAT’s equal partnership in a marriage, not subservience.
And FWIW, when either of us uses the phrase, “YES, dear”, it really means, "I hear you and don’t agree, but it’s not wort
S.W.M.B.O.
“She Who Must Be Obeyed” From an old British TV show “Rumpole of the Bailey”. Which was taken from an old novel and movie from the 30’s.
She knows I’m kidding. Mostly…
A lot of times, a pet name is safer… just in case you call her by the wrong name…[B)]
Now that my wife has learned how to operate this PC, it would be suicidal to publish the secret names I have for her [:-^]
We have a few pet names we use when we are among ourselves, but with others present, we use our first names - just to be on the safe side [swg]