Thursday, December 4, 2008

bf. boyfriend. honey.

They're all labels to describe the other half of a romantic partnership -- and they're also terms that can get pretty annoying.

Here's a letter from a girl who's engaged and hates the term "fiance."

A lot of girls feel the same way about "boyfriend" -- a word that seems to carry connotations of the giddy note-passing that comes with adolescence.

As an outsider, I hate it when people rub in their recent marriage by overusing "husband" or "wife." Throw in no-so-clever variations of those terms -- "hubby," "wifey" -- and I'm pretty much ready to slit my wrists.

Which relationship-related word do you hate most?