My DH is always talking about somebody being henpecked....he thinks all his friends are hen-pecked except him...which may be true b/c he is a Taurus...however, whats up with that? Does your man call everybody henpecked? Do you think yours is? Or is he a little spoiled like mine?????

Ok Bumble ....my husband is a Taurus too. And it's weird at times .. I'll think (won't say it though) he's hen-pecked ...but boy is he STUBBORN at times durning an arguement, if he loses, he won't say that it goes right into something ..."well that's just like the time when" ..we'll be arguing for hours about NOTHING because he's changed the subject so many times ...I forgot! Oh and another thing ..he's not spoiled.

My DH is definetely not "hen pecked" but he is SPOILED rotten!! being a bachelor and living alone for soooo many years, he marries a woamn (me) with a young child....and he still has not figured out how to do what is best for US and not just HIM!!!

my dh is not hen pecked but he is very spoiled and that is my fault because ive done everything for him fix plate iron wash him he doesnt like to argue and is the first to make up after an arguement he hates the silent treatment

DH swears he's henpecked whenever I get upset and say something he don't want to hear but gets mad whenever we both spend the day out with our own set of friends and I don't bother to call him at all. Then he'll call me with 20 questions, "where you at? Word, who you with? Why you ain't call nobody? You been by the house yet? What time you coming in? So what yall about to get into, yall going out?" I just laugh and give him the same vague answers he tries to give me.

Ok, dumb question. What is HEN-PECKED? and how come I never heard of this saying before?

Yes ladies I would like to know what hen pecked means also I have never heard of it before.

Thanx Sensationablyhappy, I was too embarrassed to ask first. So gals what is henpecked???

Don't feel bad ladies as I haven't got a clue as to what "Hen Pecked" means either.

Divas ~ explanation please? Thanks.

I thought I was like the only one that didn't know the meaning. lol

There might be different meanings to henpecked but the way I've always understood it to mean is a man who is constantly "nagged" at by his woman. Think of a hen pecking the ground and take that image and transpose it. The woman is the hen and the man is the ground..... see henpecked.

If anyone has a different meaning for henpecked, please share.

Throughout our engagement my husband kept making comments about how he would not be "henpecked" and how all of his boys are. (I don't know maybe it is a male thing Bumble) My husband is a Virgo and is extremely stubborn. I don't think he's hen pecked, I like the fact that we chanllenge each other. It helps to make our relationship interesting.

And to add to PamCrow's explanation, I also believe that the henpecked husband always gives in to his wife's nagging. The wife in essence is the boss. At least that is my understanding.

Well now that we've got a clear understanding-my FH is not hen-pecked but he is outrageously SPOILED!!!!!! (sorry about the emphasis but he is) He is the baby in the family, and he hasn't done anything for himself not only because of his sisters (5 btw) but also because of his previous girlfriends. I had to check him on some things too because that is not how life is: to cater to him. I must admit, he has gotten a WHOLE LOT better within these two years.

Turiya wrote:

Ok Bumble ....my husband is a Taurus too. And it's weird at times .. I'll think (won't say it though) he's hen-pecked ...but boy is he STUBBORN at times durning an arguement, if he loses, he won't say that it goes right into something ..."well that's just like the time when" ..we'll be arguing for hours about NOTHING because he's changed the subject so many times ...I forgot! Oh and another thing ..he's not spoiled.

Ooooops! I thought something different ...I was thinking of Hen-pecked as in ...either doing what the wife wants all the time or just always giving into her ..as in she's the "boss" type of thing. Like instead of just agreeing to go out with guys ...he says ..gotta ask my wife first ..type of deal. Something along those lines.

OK, got it now..FH is definitly not henpecked not even a little bit. Sometimes I think he wants to be just a little bit. Lol

DeeLove wrote:

Thanx Sensationablyhappy, I was too embarrassed to ask first. So gals what is henpecked???

LOL DeeLove, I was not gonna ask either, but I really wanted to get in on the conversation.

Turiya wrote:

Ooooops! I thought something different ...I was thinking of Hen-pecked as in ...either doing what the wife wants all the time or just always giving into her ..as in she's the "boss" type of thing. Like instead of just agreeing to go out with guys ...he says ..gotta ask my wife first ..type of deal. Something along those lines.

this is my thought also T-that is why I said that DH is definetly not hen-pecked...although I must admit, he is more compromising that I am but he is still definetly SPOILED and not by me--spoiled in the sense of he wants what he wants, when he wants, how he wants PERIOD.

Ya'll are fully. Turiya your thinking is right.....Like my DH's co-worker, he claimes he's hen-pecked because he definitely will say out loud, he gotta ask his wife....My DH will NEVER say it out loud unless I am there with him, and he done made me mad, and is trying to chummy up....Or when he wanted that 47-inch flat, even though he just bought a 37-in flat...oh he was asking his wife everyday until I gave in....

My husband the bull is often full of it ya'll.....

Turiya wrote:

Ok Bumble ....my husband is a Taurus too. And it's weird at times .. I'll think (won't say it though) he's hen-pecked ...but boy is he STUBBORN at times durning an arguement, if he loses, he won't say that it goes right into something ..."well that's just like the time when" ..we'll be arguing for hours about NOTHING because he's changed the subject so many times ...I forgot! Oh and another thing ..he's not spoiled.


Ooooops! I thought something different ...I was thinking of Hen-pecked as in ...either doing what the wife wants all the time or just always giving into her ..as in she's the "boss" type of thing. Like instead of just agreeing to go out with guys ...he says ..gotta ask my wife first ..type of deal. Something along those lines.

That's my definition of "hen-pecked". My DH isn't, he's stubborn as a mule (he's a Libra). He's also spoiled, he's the baby of 5.

My FH is also a Libra and I know he is not hen pecked. He is the baby boy and the only boy, he has two older sisters. It really gets on my nerves because they call him the prince. But I just sit back and shake my head.

aI try not to nag Eloi too much. But his butt is ALWAYS LATE! Drives me bananas and yes I won't let up on him about it. I can let taking out the garbage slide but not tardiness. We average 30 minutes late for everything. Don't even talk about CHURCH! lol