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[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Did men actually call their wives "wife" rather than their name?

[-] roguetrick@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've heard it as late as the 2000s from boomers, so it's not completely died out. Shit I've known people who aren't Mike pence that called their spouse "mother" and "father", though that's usually only silent and greatest generation, so that's largely gone.

[-] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

I know a guy who addresses his wife as Woman. It started as a joke and stuck. She loves it. When he needs to get her attention in a public place he just shouts, "Woman!" and she cheerfully responds. It gets great reactions from people who don't know.

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

As a joke I can see it, but unironically it's pretty strange!

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