Rant - The term "Old Lady"! - Thoughts?

I've been watching a lot of vintage biker movies lately (Chrome and Hot Leather, which is astonishingly not a porno). The term "old lady" makes me cringe every time.

Why are we called the old lady?? When my FH and I get married no one calls him my old man!

LMAO at Hot Leather! Honestly, it is bad enough I am turning 50, if anyone refers to me as "old lady", they are going to wish they hadn't. lolol

MrsInSeptember....The FH just told me in biker lingo he would be my "old man." But, in our case, he is the old man...63.. lolo

It's a pretty redneck term too...which is why my old redneck ass FH always calls me that. I used to hate it and get mad, but i just laugh at it now. Oh and I point out how he's also 10 years older than I am...that shuts him up really quick like! hehe I know it's all in good fun, but yes, sometimes I wanna smack him for it.

AHahahHAHAHA -- well, points for your FH knowing to duck and run when he said that!! )

i am addicted to sons of anarchy and i just giggle every time they say that.

Brittney...It is a redneck term as well? lolol See, a city girl from Philly learns something new every day. Thank you. I can handle being called a lot of things, but for some reason, that one bothers me.

Yreah my FH has my listed as hid Old Lady in his cell! It bothered me a TON when we first started dating. Now I could care less

I think Old Lady runs up there with ma'am. :hudder:: I dont what it is...but those two titles make me cringe.

ON a gushy note though....my FH was talking to a friend while I was standing next to him and he said "and my wife and I wil be..." really? Im gonna be a wife? *swoon*

My EX used to call me his "old lady" and I always smacked him for it. (no that is not the reason he's my ex.) I was in my 20's.... I agree 1000% with you Carole, it's just like the C word.... Some of the guys on the fire department tease DH about me being his Old lady since I am three years older than him, and he promptly set them straight!

It's disrespectful, tasteless and down right RUDE!

As I teach my boys (now 8 and 5) there are three things you NEVER say/ask to a woman:

1- How old are you?

2- how much do you weigh?

3- when's the baby due?

I think I'll add that one to the list!

@Ashlee....Oh my....the biker soap. We love it. It should be coming back on soon. The thing is, the people we ride with are nothing like those one percenters.

My FH and his buddies all refer to their girlfriends/wives as their old lady. Like Brittney at first it bothered me. Now I'm used to it. We have Johnnie's old lady, Bruska's old lady and I'm Pumpkin's old lady. But my FH says I am the best old lady out of all of them. :-)

AHAHAHAAaaa -- *bam* CAROLE! throw it DOWN girl!

Mrs.Lesenski...I love the list of things you teach your young men. Awesome!

To me, "old lady" and "old man" are your parents, not your SO. But I have occasionally been known to refer to NotFroofy as my "trophy wife." LOL

LOL@ C yo U N ext T uesday!!! Carole you are too funny!

I'm from, Cali, and that term is used frequently by Latino men and women (old lady, old man.) Older Black men say it a lot too. I dated a Latino guy in my late teens, he would call me that, but it didn't bother me because I knew I was no where near old. Now, if my hubby called me that, he'd be dodging more than a pen

@2d Bride - love it!

I agree totally with you Carole! I hope he has learned not to say that again. hehehe. good thing you were not working on a breakable DIY - (Card box flying across the room)

@Mrs. Lensenski - Awesome!

I think it really all depends on your from as well. I think it's more "accepted" down here in the south. Hell, I always thought is was the normal thing for a man to refer to his wife as! lmao

Im with you Brittney b. My man grew up in Louisiana and thats what he grew up calling his woman. It doesnt really bother me because he uses it kinda like a term of endearment (sp?) when talking about me to his buddies...or his mom lol You can thank Sons of Anarchy for bringing it back though lol

Old lady was a term that was used in the 50's when it was hip to do so. My old lady this, or my old man that -- it just meant that you were in a committed relationship. I'm with you, any other term would sound better and I hate the word "old." No, he's not disrespecting you - he's just in the wrong era.

Tell him how you feel and if you both can choose your favorite terms of endearment it would avoid a lot of fights!