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my wife understands me perfectly and what make me tick, but i would never refer to her as 'the wife' as that is disrespectful. We are equals and always have been as a happy married couple.
I hate that ...The Wife, I used to say to my late OH, I am not The wife, I am your wife, you should say my wife. I'm sure he just did it to wind me up.
Depends on the stress put on the word 'the'. If pronounced as thee, it emphasises the importance of the subject.