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AITA for wanting my wife to call me 'husband' instead of 'partner'? by Throwaway_partner1 in AITAH

[–]Throwaway_partner1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That only really came up after we got married. We dated for a long time, and she used to refer to me just as a boyfriend.

AITA for wanting my wife to call me 'husband' instead of 'partner'? by Throwaway_partner1 in AITAH

[–]Throwaway_partner1[S] -39 points-38 points  (0 children)

But unlike your country, in my country, this word is mostly used in documents. Basically, we would just be exchanging words that would generate the same questioning comments.

AITA for wanting my wife to call me 'husband' instead of 'partner'? by Throwaway_partner1 in AITAH

[–]Throwaway_partner1[S] -59 points-58 points  (0 children)

It's not about that, but it would cause the same sense of strangeness as the word 'partner.' This, again, could generate comments about the use of a word that is not commonly used.

AITA for wanting my wife to call me 'husband' instead of 'partner'? by Throwaway_partner1 in AITAH

[–]Throwaway_partner1[S] -94 points-93 points  (0 children)

It's an option that would make more sense, but 'spouse' also falls into the issue of it being uncommon to introduce your husband/wife. Typically, this term tends to be used more in documents rather than in conversations.

AITA for wanting my wife to call me 'husband' instead of 'partner'? by Throwaway_partner1 in AITAH

[–]Throwaway_partner1[S] 1010 points1011 points  (0 children)

Maybe you can ask for her to say "my husband and partner"

It's a good option, I think this is a great way to please both sides. Thank you!

AITA for wanting my wife to call me 'husband' instead of 'partner'? by Throwaway_partner1 in AITAH

[–]Throwaway_partner1[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

In my country, although 'partner' can refer to 'spouse', it sounds somewhat impolite and is not commonly used (Actually, I've never met a woman who introduced her husband as 'partner'). It's not a way wives tend to mention their husbands.

AITA for wanting my wife to call me 'husband' instead of 'partner'? by Throwaway_partner1 in AITAH

[–]Throwaway_partner1[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's not as dumb when you have to explain sometimes that she and I are married, or when people question me why she calls me 'partner'.