1.6) What are those abbreviations I keep seeing?
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This article is from the NewlyWed FAQ, by Vicky Larmour vicky@jifvik.org with numerous contributions by others.
1.6) What are those abbreviations I keep seeing?
DH = dear husband, dratted husband, and other variations thereto
MIL = mother-in-law
FIL = father-in-law
BIL = brother-in-law
SIL = sister-in-law
- Preceding any of the above with "F" adds "future";
e.g., FSIL = future sister-in-law
HFC = Hypothetical future children
- saves us saying "if and when we have children, assuming we
are even able to, ..."
LDR = Long distance relationship
TTC = trying to conceive (borrowed from the pregnancy newsgroups)
BU = before "us"
Relaxing = not strictly an abbreviation, but a euphemism we use
instead of the S-*-X word, in order not to attract unsavoury types
to our little corner of the Internet! Some posters have been known
to coin related words such as "relaxuality" (you work it out!) :-)
TCOYF - the book "Taking Charge of Your Fertility", by Toni Weschler.
Many on the newsgroup have found it an invaluable source of
information, both for those who are trying to conceive and those who
are trying to prevent conception!
FAM - Fertility Awareness Method, a method of birth control/pregnancy
planning promoted in TCOYF
NFP - Natural Family Planning, a method of birth control/pregnancy
planning similar to FAM
w* or w****** or w*****g (you get the idea) - we don't ever refer
directly to "weddings", since those are the only things that are
strictly off-limits for discussion on this group :-)
LEB / LEG - loser ex-boyfriend / girlfriend
ANCW - alt.newlywed collective wisdom
ANCC - alt.newlywed cooking club
ANBC - alt.newlywed book club
ANBI - alt.newlywed bad influence
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