SWMBO

[Ninkasi]

Just read this and thought I'd seen this abbreviation used a lot in this forum!. Beware!

It made me laugh and I hope most of the other halfs are not as twitchy as this one!

https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/7...ing-husbands-cruel-nickname-for-her-in-texts/

 

[Gunge]

Cripes! My missus would find it a compliment if I called her that, which is why it is something I never utter. Nah, telling her she's got great t**s or suchlike gets good results.

 

[Leon103]

It's the sun, sorry I won't click on it

 

[Gunge]

It's the sun, sorry I won't click on it

Used to be such a good paper, then they got rid of 'Page 3'...

 

[Clint]

Me and the Mrs have a great time insulting each other..can't see what all the fuss is about.

 

[MyQul]

Used to be such a good paper, then they got rid of 'Page 3'...

So now they have page 1,2,4,5, like some hotels dont have a room 13 ?

 

[Clint]

Someone left the Sport lying round in work today...every page...page 3! Well nearly they do spoil it with football and other over rated rubbish towards the last few pages..

 

[GerritT]

I dislike swmbo, 'the missus' will do fine.
But the woman in the article was overreacting.

 

[Clint]

I love tarts ..jam,treacle, lemon..even ones done at Christmas with mince meat...in fact any tart.

 

[GerritT]

I love tarts ..jam,treacle, lemon..even ones done at Christmas with mince meat...in fact any tart.

I already changed it, but I see your point :)

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I have how every site you go one asks you to accept cookies, I leave as soon as the pop up appears if it's not a site I am particularly want to visit.

 

[razzrockbolt]

For info, the phrase She Who Must Be Obeyed originally derives from the lead character of Henry Rider Haggard's 1886 novel She.

So it has been around for a long time.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I told Mrs Tea we refer to our other halves as SWMBO and she thought was funny, the guy in this articles wife obviously has no sense of humour or was looking for a way out of the relationship or both.

 

[marshbrewer]

I couldn't understand her anger either; it's mainly used as a term of endearment / affection with a bit of humour mixed in, a bit like blokes who say things like "I'll have to ask the boss and get back to you", that type of thing . I also thought it originated from Rumpole if the Bailey, so you live and learn.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I also thought it originated from Rumpole if the Bailey, so you live and learn.

 

[DavidDetroit]

I don't like it, personally, but I see how it's not used offensively here--simply referring to the partner.
For some time I played in a men's baseball league and there are slow periods, you're sitting on the bench and the subject of wives would come up once in a while.
For some of the guys, the baseball league was a way to get out of the house (away from their spouses, in other words). And the way they referred to their partner was sometimes not as nice as SWMBO.

 

[DavidDetroit]

Yeah, that relationship was already in the toilet because one thing isn't usually going to crash it all down. My guess is he had a second female in there somewhere.
Edt: I got rid of "philly" so as to not be disrespectful.

 

[Clint]

The thing is if you mean the "insults" you're in the wrong relationship...I get called fatty, Hopalong,useless...plus other stuff,probably some truth in there but never taken to heart...
She gets on a regular basis... dozy mare...

 

[Dutto]

I thought the man had texted something like "the stupid cow" or "the silly bitch"; ... aunsure....

... either of which actually seem to be an appropriate description of the lady concerned.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

The thing is if you mean the "insults" you're in the wrong relationship...I get called fatty, Hopalong,useless...plus other stuff,probably some truth in there but never taken to heart...
She gets on a regular basis... dozy mare...

I get "lazy barsteward" regularly, I think it's an accurate description most days.