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A guy I KNOW has been married six times and refers her to his friends as his''CUREENT WIFE''....SHE'S BEEN CURRENT NOW FOR 4 YEARS.

was she offended?i just dont think calling you as wifey is offensive.

SHE wasn't offended,she has a pretty good sense of humour.

Some people take themselves too seriously I GUESS.



Don't take yourself so seriously .. nobody else does.

Yes, I totally agree with you Pesh. People should not be so snooty but realize that the world at large has diverse languages and customs.which may at times not be in harmony with theirs'

If the term wifey was not acceptable to her, she should have used the diplomacy that the British are famous for and politely told her opposite number so. And when an apology is tendered sincerely one should display good breeding by accepting it in good grace.Is British diplomacy fading and snootiness taking over??

thanks for the post even though you seem bored from my post

I think she over reacted, and should have understood that in different countries some syings have a different meaning, and just explained

thanks morgan, thats what i thought so too.

Should have called her bitch...at least then she would have had a reason to feel insulted...

yeah i think so too..or maybe she is insecure of my friend..

I think that if they are not on good terms being called wifey can come across as dismissive or q lack of respect. If they call each other cute names all day then it would be fine, but this sounds "new" to her.

Must be an attribute her bra passed on to her: you know the one about making mountains out of molehills!

so what is wrong really with calling "wifey"? now i am really confused..i haven't got married yet and already have to know to make up my mind about calling her wife or wifey?

That's just crazy, I suppose the word "hubby" would piss her off too!

thank you all for your post agreeing with me..i really think the wife over reacted to it..and saying that she is british and it was offensive there doesnt help..i wish to hear opinion also from british if this is really true?

better call her wife then..or any term of endearment..she would appreciate it..i guess.

The 'ey' part is the offensive part. It's diminutive.

Like, in Spanish, when you want to make something smaller, you change the suffix to 'ito' (For example, Gato, and Gatito - Cat and kitty), it works, essentially, the same in English.

Take names, for example: When you are younger, you are Johnny, or Davey, or Bobby... When you grow older, those names often change to their more 'mature' versions because you are no longer small, or cute. You are now John, or Dave, or Bob, even if they don't call you Johnathan or David.

Considering the status of women 'in a man's world', I wouldn't be surprised to find that women think the term 'Wifey' is offensive. I myself have always thought of it as a pejorative.

Now, is there a double standard with 'Hubby'? Perhaps, but I think when you get down to it, it's the difference in the perception between men and women, and how they (or rather, whether) they assess that as a threat.

I do think it's probably at the very least important to concur that, yes, if there is intercultural communication happening, people certainly do need to understand that not everyone uses the same terminology, and even those who do may have very seriously conflicting meanings behind it.

thanks a lot for a very informative post..i guess thats her reason..