So what do you call your Significant Other?

[Modem Butterfly]

Poll question: So what do you call your Significant Other?

My partner and I aren't married, so we don't refer to each other as husband and wife except in private. We've been together 10 years so calling him a boyfriend seems kind of wrong, and since we're straight, calling him my partner sometimes engenders confusion that we're in business together. Of course, some folks assume I'm a lesbian, which doesn't bother me at all. I usually refer to him as my partner or "significant other". My mother calls him my "ummer" as in "This is my daughter, Modem, and this is my daughter's um...er..."

What do you call your significant other?

[dolo amber]

1. Asshat

:P

[Thtwudbeme]

3. You didn't read the question right!!!

Not what he is called by everyone, what YOU call him!

;)

How are things up Nawth?

[dolo amber]

5. Things are cold up nawth

:(

But other than that, super! ;)

How's y'all down theyah? :hi:

[WI_DEM]

2. Sweetie-pie

or sweet-pea
she calls me "dumb-ass" :)

[CatBoreal]

4. I call him Zeus.

[StopTheMorans]

6. the old bag

i'm serious

[Jamastiene]

7. Pillow with

nice smelling perfume on it. Hey, at least it feels like I'm getting a hug that way. I wish I lived in a state where prostitution was legal. I'd shock some prostitute by paying her to hold me for 15 minutes. Haha.

[Magrittes Pipe]

8. "Mom."

[Sheets of Easter]

10. The killer awoke before dawn, he put his boots on.

:smoke:

[JimmyJazz]

32. All this time I thought it was

"bring me a beer."

[Magrittes Pipe]

35. No, that's what we call the children.

Duh.

[ET Awful]

9. Non-existent

:(

[BOSSHOG]

11. My best Friend

Happily married for more than 30 years to my best friend. We don't need a covenant marriage or we don't need to make it illegal for gays to get married to sustain our marriage. We're just two wacky liberals who love one another.

And just why do conservatives need to amend the constitution to ban gays from marrying? BECAUSE THE BAN ISN'T IN THERE NOW.

[Rowdyboy]

14. I use the old standard-he's my "better half"

and has been for 16 years come March 7th.

[BOSSHOG]

16. CONGRATS to both of you Rowdy

31 years on April 6th for us. I introduce my wife to people who don't know her as my first wife (which she is). It sometimes leads to strange reactions, like, what are you still doing with her? How do you like the feistiness of the state's dems? Ole Haley isn't getting a blank check.

[Rowdyboy]

28. It just chaps Haley's ass that Mike Moore get to use that $20 million

and I love it! I'll be making one of my RARE political donations to Speaker McCoy come the next election cycle. I appreciate him stopping Big Daddy and Little Orphan Amy from steam-rolling the whole state.

[MotorCityMan]

30. Congratulations, Rowdy!

16 years is very impressive. My lover and I lasted a little over 5 years before he had the nerve to die on me. Damn, I miss and still love him.

I always refered to him as my husband, or my S.M.T. (for Sour Mean Thing).

[Rowdyboy]

37. Thanks for the good wishes! I'm so sorry about your guy....

I'll bet there's a funny story behind S.M.T. Michael is my partner, my love, my best friend and my better half (he's far more patient and far less hotheaded than me). He couldn't get rid of me if he wanted to....

[MrPrax]

12. Fluffy Angel Boy!!

but 'jerk' when he wakes me up with his 'urine-soaked' paw on my face first thing in the morning simply because he wants breakfast!!

--apparantly a smoke and coffee is TOO GOOD for him ;-)

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

13. My Pea

as in sweet-pea. :-)

[Padraig18]

15. My 'mate'

:)

[ScreamingMeemie]

17. My Hubba-Hubba Hubby!

:hi:

[TahitiNut]

18. When I was married, I referred to her as "Chris."

I eschewed using any possessive pronoun. "My wife" sounds a lot like "my car." It just felt wrong to encapsulate the identification of another human being in that way. I felt it was more appropriate to introduce her as herself - leaving the relationship as secondary.

(But what do I know? Since the marriage is no longer, I sure can't claim expertise.)

[Mike Daniels]

19. Honey-Bunny

She enjoyed it until she later learned I copped it from Pulp Fiction.

[Patiod]

20. Depends on the audience

To strangers I'll never see again "My husband" (it's just easier). Plus I sometimes wear a wedding ring when I travel because I often interview older women about sensitive health and personal subjects, and they tend to be more comfortable talking to you if they think you're married.

To most people: My significant other

To stuffy business colleagues, older folks, or those who might be weird about things (especially in business situatiions): My fiance

To my friends: Ralph or My Ralph

[SarahB]

21. Late for dinner

[dean_dem]

22. Dewars

It's a pretty high-maintenance relationship, actually. :D

[MissMillie]

23. self delete

wrong thread

[the Princess]

24. Honey

Baby - cutie pie - sweetie - big fuzzy - good lookin - hubby - hey you

It really depends on my mood.

[north houston dem]

25. poppy chulos

because he is so chulos!

[Worst Username Ever]

26. fiancee

[El Fuego]

27. Kevin

[WindRavenX]

29. lots of those

I call him: "babe" "hon" "honey" "dork" "partner in crime".
He calls me: "honey" "hon" "shortie" "geek" and "partner in crime".
We're dorks. I know. We're sickening. :)

[VOX]

31. Honey, Sweetie, Sugar, Mrs. _______, My Girl and "The Flinty Montanan"

The last endearment is used when she is exhibiting her strictly-business, no-nonsense side. :loveya:

[kwassa]

33. Your Highness

[Blue-Jay]

34. I call her my fianceé. (lame post alert)

I can't wait until I'm able to call her "my wife". How cool is that?

[Magrittes Pipe]

36. I call your fianceé....

"That chick who must be pretty damn cool to have been subjected to my ass-blasts thrice, twice in her own home, and still hang out with me. Then again, she beds down with Blue-Jay, so any effluvia from my meager puckerbum must seem like a welcome relief."

[Minimus]

38. Well since Jan 1st when he moved out, it has mostly been "jerk"

[skygazer]

39. I'm in the same boat as you

"Boyfriend" sounds pretty silly when you're 44 years old. We have no desire to marry but we have a committed relationship - we just don't see the need for church and/or state to be involved. So it varies - I call him my hubby for brevity's sake most of the time, or my sweetie-pie. When I'm feeling especially feisty, I will introduce him as "the man I sleep with outside of wedlock" which tends to generate raised eyebrows. Or "my main squeeze" (which leaves them wondering just how many lesser squeezes I have).

Luckily for us, we're pretty unsociable and so don't tend to be around people we don't know.

[gizmo1979]

40. BABYDOLL!

[Shredr]

41. To other people, he's "my partner,"

but to him, I call him "Puppy." It just happened. So, he's my puppy.

[benny05]

42. DH on the Blogs

Dear Hubby :pals: