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Why do we call spouse 'better half'

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sbalas | 15:00 Wed 15th Dec 2004 | Phrases & Sayings
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Why do we name our spouse the 'better half'
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The idea is - a couple are two 'halves' of a relationship, and it's polite to infer that your parner is the 'better' of the two halves.

15:52 Wed 15th Dec 2004
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The idea of one's marriage partner as one's 'better half' has been around for a long time, the earliest recorded example in English dating to the 1500s. Shakespeare, too, used the idea, referring to his 'better part'', but the concept goes back to ancient times and the poet, Horace. Then, it could refer to a husband, wife or even a friend, but today it is almost invariably used by a man re his wife.
17:22 Wed 15th Dec 2004
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I Refer to my spouse as monkey.
21:11 Wed 15th Dec 2004
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It's only men who call their spouse the "better half" and the reason is that for once they are right!
16:13 Thu 16th Dec 2004
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My spouse says I am the better half. I agree. Who is right?
17:29 Thu 16th Dec 2004

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