Men Are Husbands, Not "Hubbys"

I use the nickname hubs on occasion...but it is out of love...nothing less! I've never heard a woman use it in a negative way...at least not yet. I try not to associate with women who don't like their husbands...stay away from mine! :-)

Hubs FtW. How is a thread from November revived?????

I don't think I'd ever call a man my "hubby," but I don't think it's condescending. Just way too cutesy.

I think the one I find annoying is "Old man" and "Old lady." That drives me bonkers. I have been married for 4 years and I don't think I've referred my husband, Ben, as hubby. That's just.. odd. I don't mind wifey though. "my girl" on the other hand, drives me crazy because I am a woman, not a girl lol. But I won't get offended by what others call their signifcant others, just make sure your special person knows what you do and do not like to be called.

I don't see why it is such a big deal. It is just an abbreviation. As a woman, being called 'the ball and chain', my 'bird' and my 'missus' is however offensive (not saying that you do this)

That and 'my old lady'. That makes my blood boil. But Hubby, Wifey - neither bother me but don't ever remember my Darling Husband every calling each other either of those names. We were Momma & Daddy or Nana & Papa which I know drives some nuts. Of course my DH passed away 2 1/2 yr ago so I'd even love to hear him call me his 'old lady.'

Exactly, we get so caught up on the little stuff sometimes, and forget the big picture.

I agree completely - When i hear another female use the term "hubby"...i cringe. I think it also makes females sound unintelligent

I hate it. It sounds condescending and "soccer momish" to me.

When I was in a college fraternity, the old joke was it was a "fraternity" not a "frat" because you would never shorten the word "country." (Maybe I have the joke wrong...that's what college partying will do!)

Anyway, as a man, I do not like it when women refer to their spouse as their "hubby." I'm sure in most cases it's meant well, but in many it's not. I'm talking about the women who don't particular like their husbands (and I've talked to some of you so I know you're out there!)

But either way, I find "hubby" to be a touch condescending as a man. I have a feeling most women would feel the same way if all of them were referred to as "wifey" in each instance.

I realize most of you mean it as a term of endearment and it's shorter, but that doesn't mean it can't be nails on a chalkboard to me. Could I be the ONLY person that feels this way?

(Let the flaming begin.....)

My Hubby does call me Wifey on a reg basis thank you very much!!! niether of us has a prob with it!!

My wife and I have been married 12 years and together 15. The only time I ever hear my real name is when I am in trouble, or one of the kids did something really bad.

I'm surprised the term hubby bothers you that much. But, I understand we are all different. I just know my wife and I have dozens of names/terms/etc we use for each other. It's our thing, and I know she loves me, so if I get called something, I know it's in jest, and it's the same for her.

Last night she called me her big Galoot (remember Ren and Stimpy?) and I called her my little chicken legged wonder. We tease each other, and it's just the way we are. I know that doesn't work for everyone, but with both of our personalities, the teasing is what lets each of us know we are happy. It's when the little teases stop, that there is an underlying problem.

I hate the word hubby so much! I think just because of the way it sounds, and a lot of women I've heard say it, use it in almost a condescending sort of way, like it's a pet name for their dog. I just don't like it

It seems to me like anything they call their husbands would sound like that if that's their attitude.

I call my husband "The Hubs" or simply "Husband" when I talk to people. I hope they don't think I'm trying to demean him.

Dont you have anything better to complain about? I will call my HUBBY whatever the hell I want!

Lol my boyfriend and i were just talking about this the other day. I HATE!! when people say hubby. I said its just as dumb as guys saying wifey. Which nobody says. I feel the same way.

For us, it's either "my husband" or "my wife" with the occasional "ol' lady" or "ol' man" thrown in. I don't care for "hubs" and especially don't like when women call their boyfriends "hubby" or refer to them as a spouse.

I usually address my husband as either "mi rey" (my king) or "baby." He calls me "little chon," which is a diminuative of corazon (Spanish for heart).

"Hubby" doesn't bother me, but maybe that's because I'm not a husband. What I don't like to hear is "my old man" or "my old lady." For some reason, that's pretty common in my area. I refer to my husband as "my husband," and he refers to me as "my wife" or "my honey bunny," which I think is sweet.

Wow what a hot topic! Here's my unpopular opinion that no one asked for It sounds like your wife should not call you hubby. As for the rest of the world, it's up to them!

Quick cute story, my husband Matt is saved in my phone as Hubby bc I have SO many M listings it was a pain to find him. Once when my phone was ringing silently during a piano lesson I was teaching, the young student noticed, leaned over and read the screen and said "you can answer it, your hoo-bie is calling!" My brain says hoo-bie whenever he calls