What is "the wife" ?

[winnre]

WIFE:

Wash
Iron
F***
Etc...

[Sunday]

I don't use the term ,but I would guess the term differentiates "the wife" from the girlfriend.

[Sunday]

WIFE:

Wash
Iron
F***
Etc...

Mine doesn't do any of that!

[Tubbie]

Based on personal experience, the wife = my boss.

[kaligaran]

Mine doesn't do any of that!

My male counterpart does the cooking and dishes, thank god.

And he reminds me very frequently that this is me in the kitchen:

[G-forceJunkie]

My parents have been married over 30 years and my dad still jokingly introduces her as "my first wife."

[SilverTauron]

A synonym for "The Boss".

Reason number 802,901,500,110,556 why I won't get married.

[troysland]

or three, Bugs........!

"let me check with the wife" always makes me think the guy is looking for an excuse to get out of something........

/\This. Married for 8 years in January. "The" Wife is meant to give an unbalanced title of authority when refering to her in an attempt to not compromise yourself in a situation. For example, not sure about hanging out with someone or making a purchase you're on the fence about. Getting out of it by needing to check with the overbearing other half is a way of excusing yourself. Purely a defensive mechanism but others can feel like a term of endearment.

[GMG]

My wife.................is my best friend. been together for 36yrs and married for 34 yrs.

This both our second marriages, we both thought had it been our first it would have never lasted. If I refer to her as my wife, she would refer to me as her husband. I feel blessed!

We have six rug rats between us, 43 - 55 yrs of age. not counting grand kids & great grand kids.

God life is beautiful !

[Bugguts]

My wife.................is my best friend. been together for 36yrs and married for 34 yrs.

This both our second marriages, we both thought had it been our first it would have never lasted. If I refer to her as my wife, she would refer to me as her husband. I feel blessed!

We have six rug rats between us, 43 - 55 yrs of age. not counting grand kids & great grand kids.

God life is beautiful !

It's not referring to her as your wife that we are talking about. It is using the phrase "The wife...." Example: Someone asks you if you would like to go to dinner and you respond "Let me ask THE wife..." as opposed to "Let me ask MY wife" Using 'my" is referring to her using "the" is more like referring to her in the third person(I'm wrong on that, I know but I can't figure out if "my" is in the second or first and I am too medicated to think about it)

[Librarian]

Using 'my" is referring to her using "the" is more like referring to her in the third person(I'm wrong on that, I know but I can't figure out if "my" is in the second or first and I am too medicated to think about it)

First - I, me, my, mine

Hope the meds work!

[BonnieB]

That would be "first person possessive".

Maybe it's the possessive part I like....

[Bugguts]

Thanks Librarian and Bonnie! I knew what I was trying to say but couldn't remember how to say it. LOL Meds are kicking in but dang they make me fuzzy....

[BonnieB]

Well, I hope the meds are at least fun, Bugs.....

[Bugguts]

Well, I hope the meds are at least fun, Bugs.....

Oh yeah, that too. LOL I was trying to tell Riley about something that happened in Flint, Michigan and it kept coming out Mint, Flichigan and then I was trying to talk to Bill about medical marijuana(not what I am on btw LOL) and it kept coming out Marical Medijuana...