On her Facebook wall, Cindy writes: "Not quite passionate enough to be a pet peeve, so file this under vaguely annoyed: I don't like it when men say, 'The Wife.' As in, "Took The Wife out to dinner last night. Or, 'The Wife has the flu.' Does The Wife not have a name? Is she not your wife? Is she someone else's wife? I would write more, but The Husband is calling.
Question: What do you think of the expression "The Wife," as a title that a husband might use for his wife?
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.
On her Facebook wall, Cindy writes: "Not quite passionate enough to be a pet peeve, so file this under vaguely annoyed: I don't like it when men say, 'The Wife.' As in, "Took The Wife out to dinner last night. Or, 'The Wife has the flu.' Does The Wife not have a name? Is she not your wife? Is she someone else's wife? I would write more, but The Husband is calling.
