I wonder who was the guy who coined this phrase. Bet you it wasn’t a guy at all. Sounds that a female hand behind it.
Why does one refer to a woman you are involved in or worse still married to, suddenly become TOH. Weren’t you whole before?
Now the phrase “the ole ball and chain” – yup that’s one I can identify with. Hook up with a woman and freedom goes out the window. Hey maybe that explains the former phrase … you can’t make a decision without getting TOH involved (read permission).
How quickly the blissful days of courting ends with a ring which soon turns into a yoke men must wear. How quickly the soft seductive cooing “whatever you want dear” turns into “and who told you could you think?”
Maybe The Other Half ain’t all that far removed from the truth after all.
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November 15, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Heart + Mind = Whole
You lose one of those eventually when are involved with someone.
Maybe it’s not necessarily the other half as in person?
Possibly the person carrying your “other half”
I don’t really know what I’m trying to say. Ha