Unmarried folk -what do you call your oh? how do you feel about it?

fluffnutter

'Other half' would be my choice. In fact, even though I'm married, I often say other half instead of husband because it's less stuffy.

Partner suggests a same sex relationship to me.

heartbreak_star

I do get annoyed when people call me "Mrs hisfirstname" like I don't have my own identity. But he knows that annoys me and that it's not me being awful to him.

HBS x

onlyroz

Why not just refer to him as Dave/Jeff/John etc?

BlondeHeadOn

"Current squeeze" ???

Only joking, before I get flamed...




My DH calls me his "Best Bit@h" at time though, which makes me laugh.

ska_lover

I know exactly what you are all saying. I too hate the term 'boyfriend'. We have been together for years, and are in our 30's. The term 'partner' sounds clinical, like business partners.

Depending on who I am with, I call him my husband if it is around strangers or a formal thing, or even my sh*g-piece mainly just to make people snigger though. He calls me the missus

ktb

*Beki* wrote: »

As an aside, he hates the term "other half"- says he's not anybody's half, we're all whole people and that we shouldn't need someone else to make ourselves feel like a proper person. But that's just his view

I introduced my OH as 'my OH' to someone a few months ago and they shot me down saying "he is not a half, he is a whole person all of his own" which has totally put me off using this expression since!

I use boyfriend, but it makes me cringe a bit, especially when I'm at work as I am far from a teenager.

I agree partner sounds like a term for gay couples - my Mum refers to my boyfriend as "my daughter's partner" when she is speaking of him to other people, but I think it is a bit weird.

I hope to be a fiancee very soon that will solve the issue!

ska_lover

BlondeHeadOn wrote: »

"Current squeeze" ???

Only joking, before I get flamed...




My DH calls me his "Best Bit@h" at time though, which makes me laugh.

Love it hahaha

HeadAboveWater

ktb wrote: »

I hope to be a fiancee very soon that will solve the issue!

Fingers crossed for you and everyone else on this thread

ktb

onlyroz wrote: »

Why not just refer to him as Dave/Jeff/John etc?

Because if I am at work for eg, talking to someone who knows little about my personal life, they wouldn't have a clue who I was referring to!

eg....

Me: "So you are running the London Marathon this year are you? Dave/Jeff/John etc did that last year and said it was horrific!"

ska_lover

ktb wrote: »

I introduced my OH as 'my OH' to someone a few months ago and they shot me down saying "he is not a half, he is a whole person all of his own" which has totally put me off using this expression since!

!

Cor thats a bit unkind hun of the other person isnt it