Interestingly, Old English did have a feminine word related to Old Norse hsbndi that meant "mistress of a house," namely, hsbonde. Had this word survived into Modern English, it would have sounded identical to husband surely leading to ambiguities.
Hey, ambiguity time is HERE!! We've managed to figure out what it means when we write blond (adjective for male with yellow hair) and blonde (adjective for female with yellow hair). So...how about husbande and wife??? I love it.
I am very happily a spinster (old English meaning: elderly unmarried woman or old maid!!) these days, so I don't have a husbande or a wife. Not even a dog or a cat or a fish or a bird or a hamster (quel dommage)....so I'll just borrow my good friends T & L's info and make believe:
♥ What are your middle names? Mine is Anne, and so is hers. ("Gay" does not mean clever or original.)
♥ How long have you been together? 22 years.
♥ How long did you know each other before you started dating? Something like two years.
♥ Who asked who out? She asked me.
♥ How old are you both? We're both in our 60s.
♥ Whose siblings do/did you see the most? We both see our sibs several times a year, but her sister is in the same profession, so they meet at conferences, too, maybe another time or two a year.
♥ Do you have any children together? No.
♥ What about pets? We used to have this little, exuberant dog, but she's gone now.
♥ Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple? We don't have much privacy as a couple.
♥ Did you go to the same school? No way. She's from Chicago, born and raised there, and I'm from Long Island.
♥ Are you from the same home town? No. (See above.)
♥ Who is smarter? We are both terribly bright, but she's got TWO advanced degrees, both of which are more advanced than mine.
♥ Who is more sensitive? We're both very sensitive, but she's more resilient.
♥ Where do you eat out most as a couple? The Farmers Market.
♥ Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple? Israel, so wonderful!
♥ Who has the craziest exes? None of them is crazy. They're all very nice.
♥ Who has the worse temper? I do, but I don't hold grudges. She's very laid back, tolerant, cheerful, jolly, but she never forgets anything.
♥ Who does the cooking? We both cook, but my schedule is more regular than hers, so I have more time. That means I cook more.
♥ Who is more social? I am.
♥ Who is the neat-freak? We're both neat, but we're not freakish about it.
♥ Who is more stubborn? Definitely she is.
♥ Who hogs the bed? I do, definitely.
♥ Who wakes up earlier? Mostly I do, but that's because I have a longer commute to work.
♥ Where was your first date? As a couple? Some friends invited us for dinner.
♥ Who has the bigger family? We both come from small families.
♥ Do you get flowers often? Yes!
♥ How do you spend the holidays? With friends and family.
♥ How long did it take to get serious? Two years.
♥ Who eats more? She does. (She has a very healthy appetite.)
♥ Who does/did the laundry? Our wonderful maid.
♥ Who’s better with the computer? We're both very good.
♥ Who drives when you are together? It depends on which of us is more rested.
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