How do you introduce your spouse?

Hitchens

I heard a fella I know introduce his wife to another couple recently as follows: "this is my partner, Molly" (not her real name). Now, he is married to Molly so wtf wouldn't he introduce her as his wife?

So I asked him later on and he said he didn't want to embarrass the other couple who aren't married but are living together.

PC gone mad?

Lisha

Varies from 'this is my husband ' to 'see that pirck over there'

dandyelevan

'and this is Kate, my present wife....'

twowheelsonly

'The one I'm sleeping with' or 'my first wife'

eviltwin

Usually his name, husbag if he's annoying me.

Lisha

Ha eviltwin I'm borrowing 'husbag '

This is my wife, XXXX.

(That's her actual name, she was called after Castlemaine XXXX)

stoplooklisten

Hello there, I am Captain Stefan Van Der Haasgracht of the Amsterdam police. With my partner, and also I am very happy to say: my lover, Ronald.

Peregrine

'Meet my invisible wife.'

Tasden

Hitchens wrote: »

I heard a fella I know introduce his wife to another couple recently as follows: "this is my partner, Molly" (not her real name). Now, he is married to Molly so wtf wouldn't he introduce her as his wife?

So I asked him later on and he said he didn't want to embarrass the other couple who aren't married but are living together.

PC gone mad?

I was genuinely waiting to find out why he introduced her as molly if that wasn't her real name.

I'm a dope.

blue note

twowheelsonly wrote: »

'The one I'm sleeping with' or 'my first wife'

Currently I also use "the person I'm sleeping with". Hopefully someday I'll make her my wife. Then I can introduce her as "the person I'm not sleeping with."

ted1

And this lovely lady is the pure unfortunate bitch that married me....

I hate the term partner, for some reason I always associate partner with "Life Partner" although now that we have equality I guess that phrase will be obsolete

lc180

Me bleedin' mot

stoplooklisten

lc180 wrote: »

Me bleedin' mot

How do you introduce her the other 3 weeks ?

liamog

I introduce her as Wife No 1, I don't have a second yet, but it's good to set expectations early.

MistyCheese

Depends on what I'm introducing him to. If I was introducing him to a man eating tiger it might go down something like:

Husband, come meet this tiger, hes really friendly. Tiger, come eat my husband, hes really tasty.

Idk though, I'm still at the planning stages.

Beasty

Don't introduce her to anyone, just refer to her as 'er indoors.....

rodge68

Here's The Cheating Cavan C##t...
We are no longer married...phew....

mahamageehad

I used to just introduce him as "my German" but it turns out he's really offended by that!

Now I just introduce him by his name. As in "This is my Raymond*". He also doesn't like that but he hasn't been able to vocalise why so it's staying for now. :P I just find the word boyfriend so juvenile! We're not married but we live together so I guess partner might be a better term but I don't like the sound of that either! I like keeping people guessing too, nosey buggers!

He introduces me as his girlfriend.

*may not be his real name

Filmer Paradise

'Herself'. 'The Missus'. 'Poor fool who believed my lies/took pity on me'.

Depends on the company really.

My Dad was in Ham Radio & in their 'code' the wife is refered to as the 'XYL'.

Before matrimony she's the 'YL'.

Mesrine65

An Bhó Dhearg...she's a ginge

I'm the Talafornia Hillbilly :pac::pac::pac:

esforum

I am clearly mad, I introduce her by her name.

Hello, This is (insert name here) or possible, this is my wife (insert name here)

Darkest Horse

I intro the wife as partner. I still feel like I'm too immature to be associated with the term 'wife'. Despite being 35!

Calypso27

I had a civil partnership so we aren't quite married but I consider us married really and I wish I could just call her my wife instead of my partner. Sometimes I do call her my wife and now that it is legally possible for us to get married I guess we will at some point, we're just lazy because we had our wedding a year and a half ago. I think we will just go to the registry office at some point.

gifted

Hello, this is my hand ...

CarrickMcJoe

Always as (insert name), my wife as I'm very proud of her and to be with her, even after 25 years.
Hate the whole partner thing as I work with another guy and when people ask, are you partners, I always say no, we work together.....

Samaris

Hitchens wrote: »

I heard a fella I know introduce his wife to another couple recently as follows: "this is my partner, Molly" (not her real name). Now, he is married to Molly so wtf wouldn't he introduce her as his wife?

So I asked him later on and he said he didn't want to embarrass the other couple who aren't married but are living together.

PC gone mad?

I always use "partner", it's just my habit. Never liked the term "boyfriend" and "girlfriend" - it just has a very teenager sound to it to me! Now it's "fiance", but I still tend to use partner.

It does sometimes leave people thinking that I'm gay, though.

Robsweezie

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I just introduce people by name in general. I never feel the need to clarify my relationship status or type with them regardless of who they are. Unless it comes up for other reasons.

The flying mouse

Deleted User wrote: »

I just introduce people by name in general. I never feel the need to clarify my relationship status or type with them regardless of who they are. Unless it comes up for other reasons.

Haven't read a lot of your posts before taxahcruel, What if it does come up ?

Do you explain the relationship you have and what sort of response or reaction do you get ?


Just asking by the way not judging or criticizing in any way shape or form :-)


My answer is i just introduce my partner with her name.

wokingvoter

My current husband

Wabbit Ears

this is my wife [insert name]

If I ever referred to my wife as my partner I would literally be hearing that come up in arguments until one of us die, and if I die first she'd still give out about it at my graveside. Incredibly disrespectful IMHO.

Speedwell

My husband and I are in our 40s and unconcerned about referring to each other as "husband" and "wife". To us they're just the standard terms for what we are. It never crossed my mind, and would never cross his, that those terms might be inadequate for our particular relationship. In my mind's eye I can see him saying now, "Well, we're married, what else would we be?" We're just ordinary people and we are who we are.

However, 30 or more years ago, I remember a newspaper columnist in a Deep South city in the US always referred to his wife in his columns as his partner. He meant it as an expression of deep respect and esteem. He could have called her his wife, but he actually meant that she was so much more than just someone who had gone through a wedding with him; she was someone who he had a true partnership with. I always thought that was lovely.

The flying mouse

The flying mouse wrote: »

Do you explain the relationship you have and what sort of response or reaction do you get ? Just asking by the way not judging or criticizing in any way shape or form :-)

I get mixed reactions to that one I guess. But generally these days it is a lot more tame and mute than it was 5 or 10 years ago. We have come a long way in this country over the last 10 years. Up to and following things like the SSM referendum. These days I guess the majority of the reactions are genuine curiosity.

But what I meant above was I introduce EVERYONE that way. I do not say "This is my brother X" or "this is my mother Y" or "This is my school friend Z" or "This is my boss".

In general I just introduce people by name without clarifying my relationship to them - unless it comes up for a reason - or it is somehow relevant at the time in some contextual way.

somesoldiers

"This is my significant other"

Del Trotter

naughtysmurf

Mein Fuhrer, followed quickly by a click of my heels

DublinCJM

I used to introduce her as "My future ex wife".

Which she subsequently became.

Now I don't have to introduce her to anybody at all.

xabi

Trouble and strife.

smash

"Her" while pointing

Badly Drunk Boy

Hitchens wrote: »

So I asked him later on and he said he didn't want to embarrass the other couple who aren't married but are living together.

If they're brazen enough to live in sin, in Catholic Ireland, they should be okay living with the shame of their current circumstances. :pac:

mahamageehad wrote: »

I used to just introduce him as "my German" but it turns out he's really offended by that!

Now I just introduce him by his name. As in "This is my Raymond*". He also doesn't like that but he hasn't been able to vocalise why so it's staying for now. :P

*may not be his real name

He obviously doesn't like being a possession. "Neither did the Sudetenland, Herr Raymond!!!"






That bit of fake anti-German sentiment was inspired by a delivery I received today from a German company with an address of 'Sudetenlandstrasse '. But I love Germany. And Kraftwerk. And Rammstein.

etoughguy

Me love her long time, me pay nice price, meet lucky wife say hi

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

She who must be obeyed.

endacl

dandyelevan wrote: »

'and this is Kate, my present wife....'

*ahem* 'current' wife.

You'd hardly be introducing her if she wasn't present...