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Are Married Men "Husbands?" How About a New Term for a New Relationship?

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Are Married Men "Husbands?" How About a New Term for a New Relationship?
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RE: Are Married Men "Husbands?" How About a New Term for a New Relationship?
June 28, 2015 at 9:45 pm (This post was last modified: June 28, 2015 at 9:46 pm by bennyboy.)
The etymology just makes husband a householder. "Wife" just means "female." So I don't really see any deep cause for offense here. Certainly, this stuff about husbands and husbandry showing women to be cattle to be bred by their male owners has nothing to do with the meaning of the words. I don't know much about Nordic or English gender suffixes, but I suppose a female householder could be a "huswif," or maybe even a husband, unless there is a female form for "band."
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RE: Are Married Men "Husbands?" How About a New Term for a New Relationship? - by bennyboy - June 28, 2015 at 9:45 pm

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