why do people always put 'man' and wife?

Question

why not husband and wife, wife and husband, woman and husband or husband and woman??

why can't people et out of this ballshat that men are supposedly superior than woman?????

Answer 1

I totally agree. I go to a boarding school that still acts like the tudor times- don't even try to tell me about supposed 'male supeiriority'.

Answer 2

Typically speaking you would see Husband and Wife unless viewing a contractual agreement, especially a Purchase Sales Contract in Real Estate. If a woman is purchasing an investment home the contract would read (Name), a married Woman or (Name) a Woman and Husband. This language just includes both parties. The language of "Man and Wife" is titling the Man as a married man, not as an independent, therefore the statement is not undermining women or men, it simply states the marital status.

I would like to believe that we currently live in a society that has accomplished some degree equality. As a young professional that has hired and fired his own employees, I have noticed there are smart and dumb people in every sex and race.

Answer 3

Yep, this has bugged me, especially when people rely on male pronouns for everything (example: "The artist is the one who can paint his visions with grandeur").

The same is true when humankind is referred to as "mankind," as if men are the only folks who define our species.

Still, I know it's not a conscious thing; it's how previous cultures left their mark on our language. I'm not bothered when most people use English like this, because I know that's not how they intend to sound. Spanish, for instance, has a lot to do with gender.

Answer 4

In Old English, woman was 'wifman', and man was 'man'.
Wifman was sometimes shortened to wif / wife.
So really, it just means 'man and woman'.
But that brings up another point - why should woman have changed to mean just a man's wife ?

Answer 5

To me, I actually always thought the term was demeaning towards men, as I thought it implied men didn't have the responsiblity to become a good marriage partner. Think about it in reverse - Husband and woman. Woman? Sounds pretty lame to me - like she's just a piece of flesh who isn't capable of a higher role.

I think people get lost in today's world where everything is supposed to be "equal" - they're not, that's how men and women have separate tasks/roles/identities in life that make each gender special. A woman is USUALLY not as good at the things a man is (like working in the workplace, which requires logical instead of emotional skills), and a man is USUALLY not as good at the things a woman is. (taking care of children, housework, as they rely more on emotional than logical skills).

Answer 6

This should get major coverage as a pressing issue of our times. Start a campaign for the compulsary use of partner & partner. Preferably somewhere else.

Answer 7

Because Man came first

Answer 8

Sensitive or what? My Wife and I have been Husband and Wife for over 40 years with no loss of dignity. Grow up please.

Answer 9

It's too deeply ingrained in the minds of people and this culture.

Answer 10

to me it implies that the women is the man's property, like it's man and his wife