Why do many American men refer to their wife's as their "boss"?
Mar 19th 2018, 2:43 am
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Re: Why do many American men refer to their wife's as their "boss"?
Hubby calls me the boss at times... At least he knows his place. Lol 🤣🤣
Mar 19th 2018, 12:04 pm
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Re: Why do many American men refer to their wife's as their "boss"?
I hear it a lot by people back home, but have yet to hear it here.
Mar 19th 2018, 1:29 pm
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Re: Why do many American men refer to their wife's as their "boss"?
My husband used to introduce me as his 'little bowl of acid'. He stopped after a while but it entertained him at the time. The Boss, The Little Lady, My Good Wife etc etc, they're all vaguely patronising but relatively harmless.
Mar 19th 2018, 1:30 pm
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Re: Why do many American men refer to their wife's as their "boss"?
As lansbury (I never know if your name starts with a lower case 'l' or a capital 'I') pointed out, SWMBO is pretty close.
I occasionally, jokingly and with much love, refer to mine as my accountant, but a) I'm shite with money so I need to be watched and b) I was raised in a very matriarchal family, so I'm not either unfamiliar with, nor bothered by the idea of a woman in charge and if my wife is either figuratively or literally 'the boss', I'm all good
I occasionally, jokingly and with much love, refer to mine as my accountant, but a) I'm shite with money so I need to be watched and b) I was raised in a very matriarchal family, so I'm not either unfamiliar with, nor bothered by the idea of a woman in charge and if my wife is either figuratively or literally 'the boss', I'm all good
Mar 19th 2018, 1:45 pm
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Mar 19th 2018, 1:47 pm
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Mar 19th 2018, 2:01 pm
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Re: Why do many American men refer to their wife's as their "boss"?
'My first wife' - always gets that annoyed stare.
Mar 19th 2018, 3:45 pm
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Re: Why do many American men refer to their wife's as their "boss"?
I sometimes call my wife The Boss, but she is Bruce Springsteen.
Mar 19th 2018, 9:01 pm
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Re: Why do many American men refer to their wife's as their "boss"?
The worst thing you can get from a wife/girlfriend is the F word.
"Fine." Even worse is when it's combined with folding the arms.
"Fine." Even worse is when it's combined with folding the arms.
Mar 19th 2018, 9:14 pm
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Re: Why do many American men refer to their wife's as their "boss"?
Can't say I've ever heard it someone refer to their wife as the boss in the US, certainly did in the UK though.
One of the common ones here I've heard seems to be 'old lady'. They're either a member of the Hell's Angels or some other Motorcycle Club, or their wives are just old...?
One of the common ones here I've heard seems to be 'old lady'. They're either a member of the Hell's Angels or some other Motorcycle Club, or their wives are just old...?
Mar 19th 2018, 9:45 pm
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Re: Why do many American men refer to their wife's as their "boss"?
That was such a thing in the sixties. For those of us who happily used the term then, it has become a little more appropriate than we’d care to admit now!
Mar 19th 2018, 9:59 pm
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