I got married in July and I totally agree with this scene from Seinfeld. I can't stop saying my wife

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RubvPkuC6E


"My wife has an inner ear infection."

11/22/2010 12:17:44 PM

ahahahhahaah is it bad i can envision the convo in my head without clicking the link?

11/22/2010 12:19:49 PM

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"I'm really enjoying this marriage thing. You think about each other, you care about each other. It's wonderful. Plus, I love saying 'my wife'. Once I started saying it, I couldn't stop. 'My wife' this, 'My wife' that. It's an amazing way to begin a sentence."

11/22/2010 12:23:04 PM

I used to work with a guy that would always say "my wife" or "my daughter." It got to the point that we started to wonder if he actually knew their names

11/22/2010 12:27:19 PM

let me show you it?

11/22/2010 12:27:57 PM

i am guilty of saying "my wife" but usually it is around people who have never met her... it irritates me when people refer to people by their first names when I've never met them.

11/22/2010 12:36:39 PM

^that's how I am.

11/22/2010 12:37:08 PM

I think I say it a lot because I prefer "my wife and I" instead of "we"

11/22/2010 12:39:09 PM

I say "my husband" all the time.

11/22/2010 12:42:11 PM

Me too

11/22/2010 12:44:34 PM

I say "my baby mama"


lololololol

11/22/2010 12:50:50 PM

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"i am guilty of saying "my wife" but usually it is around people who have never met her... it irritates me when people refer to people by their first names when I've never met them."

That annoys me but it also annoys me when people say "my wife" when I personally know their wife. I'VE KNOWN YOUR GODDAMN WIFE SINCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CALL HER MELANIE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE!!

I don't know why that bothers me so much but it does

11/22/2010 1:35:50 PM

Yes, I usually use an introductory conversation with people who don't know my husband. "My husband Charles blah blah blah." Then switch to exclusively using his name once I think people will remember who I am referring to.

11/22/2010 1:39:09 PM

I only say that to people who don't know her name.

11/22/2010 1:41:06 PM

So when is it cool to start calling your wife your girlfriend again? I've met a lot of older couples that the guy calls his wife his gf and she loves it.
I can tell you it's sometime after 6 years of marriage

11/22/2010 1:57:38 PM

11/22/2010 2:00:55 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXRKIOGBdbs&feature=related

Quote :

"I wonder what happened to my fiancee?...I know he's here somewhere. Ellen, have you seen my fiancee? Are you going upstairs?...Tell my fiancee I'm looking for him. I've lost my fiancee...the poor baby. Maybe the dingo ate your baby."

Classic

11/22/2010 2:05:33 PM

I have an employee who does the opposite. He will always refer to his wife and kids by their names even though you don't know who they are.

Like, he'll send out an email to the entire team with something like

Will be about an hour late this morning, Sheila has a dr. appointment and I need to take jimmy and jenny to school.


I'll mention my wife or daughter's name if it's a one on one conversation with someone who knows my family, but otherwise, i keep their names out of it.

11/22/2010 2:32:12 PM

^^that is what I thought when seinfeld was mentioned.

11/22/2010 2:35:33 PM

i mention my wife's name to people that have met her or i've talked about her enough in their presence that they know who i'm talking about

i don't use 'my wife' very often i don't think

11/22/2010 5:49:22 PM

I feel like that endearing your significant other with their marital title, rather than calling them by their name, would lend itself to feelings of invisibility.

11/22/2010 5:52:41 PM

I used to (and still do ) say that all the time.

I don't know why, but it was more pleasing to say 'my wife' instead of her name when talking to people who didn't know her.

11/22/2010 5:57:13 PM

I could see that.

11/22/2010 5:57:42 PM

but where is BigHitSunday's post???

11/22/2010 6:17:23 PM

I'd rather for someone to say "my wife" than "the wife". for some reason the latter sounds a little disrespectful.

11/22/2010 6:35:58 PM

what's the wife equivalent of "hubby" (which is fucking awful)... wifey?

11/22/2010 6:41:06 PM

If I start using "my wife" in excuses, will people ever ask me why I don't have a wedding ring?

11/22/2010 9:38:53 PM

this thread got my husband talking about "it moved" for an hour

11/23/2010 2:39:31 AM

^had no idea you were gay

11/23/2010 2:47:39 AM

i'm bi, acutally

11/23/2010 2:51:06 AM

My wife?? Do you see a ring on my finger? Does this place look like I'm fucking married?

11/23/2010 8:19:51 AM

"my ball and chain" or "my battle axe" are also acceptable names.

11/23/2010 9:00:02 AM

succubus?

11/23/2010 9:07:13 AM

bttt

12/2/2010 11:15:05 AM

Quote :

"If I start using "my wife" in excuses, will people ever ask me why I don't have a wedding ring?"

no. i don't wear my wedding ring and no one ever questions me.

12/2/2010 11:20:17 AM

Yeah, well most people don't have to deal with fish guts and pig shit on a daily basis.

12/2/2010 11:21:40 AM

true

[Edited on December 2, 2010 at 11:25 AM. Reason : lately it's been squirrel guts and chicken shit, but that's splitting hairs]

12/2/2010 11:24:09 AM

i say "my wife" and "my kid" all the time

one woman i work with was all like "dont they have names?"

i just feel awkward referring to them by names to people who have never met them




[Edited on December 2, 2010 at 11:29 AM. Reason : ]

12/2/2010 11:29:38 AM

Start referring to them as "Cunt Hair" and "Shit Stain", respectively

That will teach her to meddle in your personal affairs

12/2/2010 11:30:33 AM

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"one woman i work with was all like "dont they have names?""

aha I agree with that woman. If you talk about them enough that she's wondering if they have names it might be time to start using their names

12/2/2010 11:32:12 AM

I don't expect people to remember my personal life details if they only know me casually... I mean, I'm not gonna remember my co-worker's family's names if i havent even met them. i probably wont remember their names even if i have.

like if woman i work with says "blah blah blah, then Dave got in a wreck, blah blah blah"

i'm like "who's Dave?"

"my husband"

"oh."

12/2/2010 11:38:16 AM

Yeah but chicks as a general rule are better at remembering those sorts of things

12/2/2010 11:39:04 AM

Chicks will remember your room mate from college's name if you mentioned him once in a conversation three years ago

Its uncanny

12/2/2010 11:40:07 AM

a girl here at work says "my husband" all the time. we're a small firm, we alllllll know your husband by name. if you say will, we know who you're talking about.

12/2/2010 11:57:08 AM