PrimroseHill wrote:Although saying other half seems to be a British colloquism, JR8, yes?
Hmm maybe.
It could refer to your wife/husband, as a term of casual affection, but more probably your spouse (not married), your 'partner'. 'Partner' is quite vulgar (to my ears), metropolitan, vague, gay, uncommitted, cohabitee but not close enough to enter a legal relationship with. Half-way between girl/boy-friend and wife/husband. Limbo-land. Not good enough to cross the rubicon for.
'Other half' is also a nod to the expected expectations within a relationship. 'Yeah I'd love to go down Boat Quay tonight and lash it up, three times in a week though, the other half would kill me, lol!'. ....