Do "we we we" and "jason eats pancakes" couples ever tone that stuff down?

[overlyverbose]

@Indygrrl

Just wait, soon “they” will be pregnant. That’s one of my biggest pet peeves, when couples say “We are pregnant,” instead of “Allison is pregnant,” etc. Very very irritating.

I absolutely loathe this. It makes me think of couples who wear matching cardigans and rub their noses together while calling each other bunny-kins. Yuck.

Re the OP: I agree with those who’ve said that it sounds like insecurity. I think it’s one thing to talk about “We do this” or “We usually do that,” but when you start talking for the other person as though they’re incapable or you want to show how much you know about them, that’s too much.

[Little_Nemo]

Just wait, soon “they” will be pregnant. That’s one of my biggest pet peeves, when couples say “We are pregnant,” instead of “Allison is pregnant,” etc. Very very irritating.

At least stick around until she has a baby and he discovers that the sun no longer shines out of his butt.

[Diogenes_the_Cynic]

Heh. My wife’s name is Allison and she’s pregnant right now. I’m totally not. I would feel like a total tool if I went around saying “we” were pregnant. It’s our third child but “we’ve” never had a baby. She’s had all of them, and don’t think she doesn’t let me know that.

[MsRobyn]

@Little Nemo

At least stick around until she has a baby and he discovers that the sun no longer shines out of his butt.

The sun ends up shining out of the kid’s butt.

I used to be like this, but I ended up alienating a lot of people who got sick of hearing me talk about Airman, and then the sprog, and little else. And I know that they’ve never forgotten that.

Robin

[Telperien]

@Indygrrl

Just wait, soon “they” will be pregnant. That’s one of my biggest pet peeves, when couples say “We are pregnant,” instead of “Allison is pregnant,” etc. Very very irritating.

I agree. There is only one circumstance in which that expression is permissible, and none of these couples are ever in it.

[pendgwen]

Geez, I hope so. My cousin recently got married. They are constantly together to the point that it’s a bit creepy. In the 2 days I just spent with them I can count on one hand the number of times I saw them more than 5 feet away from each other. Both he and his new wife have some emotional maturity issues so I’m hoping they’ll eventually re-acquire individual identities as they grow up.

[BMalion]

I could have sworn this thread was going to be about 2 children’s books titled:

“We, we, we.”

and

“Jason eats pancakes”.

[grey_ideas]

@Drakkar Sauna

I don’t think I’ve ever heard either of them use the personal pronoun “I” - it’s always “we like this” or “we went there” or “we want to eat there.” To a slightly lesser extent, the girl is one of those “Jason east pancakes” people - in almost every conversation we’ve ever head, when any subject comes up, she has to chime in, “Oh, Jason likes cheese” or “Jason didn’t like that movie.” etc. etc. ad infinitum

It’ll probably cool off…until they are retired and then it becomes;

In a restaurant;

[WAITER] Our specials today are chicken or salmon
[HUSBAND - to wife] Do I like chicken dear?
[WIFE] No dear, chicken doesn’t agree with you. Why don’t you have the salmon instead.
[HUSBAND to waiter] I’ll have the salmon please

I used to hear this off of a friends relatives…drives me slightly mad.