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[ziawj2]

Is it acceptable for native speakers to say "I'm your woman" meaning "I'm your wife"?

 

[5jj]

Women and men in some form of relationship can say pretty well anything to each other, and both will find it acceptable.

 

[BobK]

:up: But be careful in wider society. The world is full of faux amis. In Spanish, for example, mi mujer is OK for referring to 'my wife' in polite society. But in Br English - though possibly not in hispanized parts of the English-speaking world, people who speak of their partner as 'my woman' tend to mean something other than a wife.

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[mara_ce]

In Spanish, for example, mi mujer is OK for referring to 'my wife' in polite society.

I agree. It´s used frequently. Personally, I don´t like the idea of being referred to as "mi mujer". I prefer "mi esposa, mi señora".
Maybe I was influenced by my father who used to show disapproval every time we mentioned that.

 

[Rover_KE]

In Spanish, for example, mi mujer is OK for referring to 'my wife' in polite society.

b

Good point, Bob.

In French, too, as you know, femme means both woman and wife.

Rover

 

[riquecohen]

Is it acceptable for native speakers to say "I'm your woman" meaning "I'm your wife"?

No. It is extremely demeaning.

 

[5jj]

No. It is extremely demeaning.

"Women and men in some form of relationship can say pretty well anything to each other, and both will find it acceptable."

I'll change my 'will' to 'may'.
Some might find it demeaning, others not.

 

[Raymott]

No. It is extremely demeaning.

Oh, I wouldn't go that far. Pop songs are full of lines like "He's my man, she's my woman". It's not as if we're discussing the popular American term, "Dats my bitch".

 

[SoothingDave]

Yes, I was thinking that John Lennon wrote a very nice song called "Woman" that was not demeaning.

 

[Rover_KE]

No. It is extremely demeaning.

But wait a minute - it's not a third party saying 'she's his woman'.

It's the woman who's saying it to the man she loves.

He'd probably reply 'And I'm your man'.

As 5jj said: in a loving relationship within four walls, anything goes.

Rover

 

[riquecohen]

It's not as if we're discussing the popular American term, "Dats my bitch".

Where did you ever get the idea that this is a "popular American term?"

But wait a minute - it's not a third party saying 'she's his woman'.

It's the woman who's saying it to the man she loves.

He'd probably reply 'And I'm your man'.

As 5jj said: in a loving relationship within four walls, anything goes.

Rover

I agree with both 5JJ and Rover. I see that my reply was not responsive to the OP, but I feel that it shouldn't be used to refer to one's wife or girlfriend (or anyone else's.)

 

[Raymott]

Where did you ever get the idea that this is a "popular American term?"

From Hollywood and rap music, of course!

 

[birdeen's call]

Oh, I wouldn't go that far. Pop songs are full of lines like "He's my man, she's my woman". It's not as if we're discussing the popular American term, "Dats my bitch".

But "I'm your bitch" is still possible I think.

 

[Barb_D]

Just about anything is possible, but I do not know ANYONE who would EVER refer to herself that way!

It's vulgar, distasteful and to my mind, showing a complete lack of self-respect.

I would not only lose all respect for the person who said it, but I would lose all respect for any man who referred to his girlfriend/wife as "his bitch." I would not want to have anything to do with such a person.

 

[Tdol]

But "I'm your bitch" is still possible I think.

In BrE, there has been some humorous, or maybe "humorous", adoption of the term , but even light-heartedly, it has pretty sleazy undertones, so don't blame us if you get punched for using it. ;-)

 

[birdeen's call]

In BrE, there has been some humorous, or maybe "humorous", adoption of the term , but even light-heartedly, it has pretty sleazy undertones, so don't blame us if you get punched for using it. ;-)

I'll use it only if I want to get punched, promise! ;-)

YouTube - The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog

And a comment by laranjais123: "this is the most kinky and yummi and flattered thing that a man can say me."

 

[Raymott]

I'll use it only if I want to get punched, promise! ;-)

YouTube - The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog

And a comment by laranjais123: "this is the most kinky and yummi and flattered thing that a man can say me."

I was, of course, half joking in bringing up the "bitch" term; it's not 'popular American', but it does occur in some subcultures, probably not for real wives.

YouTube - Supersuckers - She's My Bitch

 

[Barb_D]

This thread has become too distasteful for my further participation. The person you quote is someone I don't want to have any knowledge of.

 

[BobK]

From Hollywood and rap music, of course! [BobK: referring to the word 'popular']

J...
It's vulgar...

I think there may have been a misunderstanding about the word 'popular'. I think Barb's would have been a less contentious choice!

b