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Most Common MB Acronyms:
MB = Marriage Builders
WH = Wayward Husband WW = Wayward Wife WS = Wayward Spouse ("betrayer") FS = Faithful Spouse ("betrayed") some use BS = Betrayed Spouse WAW = Walk Away Wife
XH = Ex-husband XS = Ex-spouse XW = Ex-wife XWH = Ex-wayward-husband XWS = Ex-wayward-spouse XWW = Ex-wayward-wife
MOM = Married Other Man MOW = Married Other Woman OW = Other Woman OM = Other Man OP = Other Person OWH = Other Woman's Husband OMW = Other Man's Wife OPS = Other Persons's Spouse OC = Other Child (S's and OP's)
S = Spouse SO = Significant Other W = Wife H = Husband DW = Divorced Wife or Dear Wife DH = Divorced Husband or Darling Husband SAHM = Stay At Home Mom SAHD = Stay At Home Dad
FWH = Former Wayward Husband (as in formerly wayward, still husband) FWS = Former Wayward Spouse (as in formerly wayward, still spouse) FWW = Former Wayward Wife (as in formerly wayward, still wife)
D-Day = Discovery Day DV-Day = Divorce Day DJ = Disrespectful Judgement A = Affair EA = Emotional Affair FOO = Family of Origin PA = Physical Affair EMA = Extra-marital Affair MLC = Mid-life Crisis MM = Married Man MW = Married Woman SF = Sexual Fulfillment (in context) EN = Emotional Needs LB = Love Bust(er) POJA = The Policy of Joint Agreement SAA = "Surviving An Affair" HNHN = "His Needs, Her Needs" G&T = "Give & Take: The Secret to Marital Compatibility"
Relationship Acronyms: DD = Darling Daughter DS = Darling Son MIL = Mother In Law SIL = Sister In Law FIL = Father In Law BIL = Brother In Law GP = Grand Parent(s) SM = Step Mother SD = Step Daughter SF = Step Father (in context) SS = Step Son BF = Biological Father/Boyfriend BM = Biological Mother GF = Girlfriend STBX = Soon To Be Ex
MB specific Acronyms (CB MB forum members) CB = Coined By PTC = Patience, Time and Consistency (CB & NSR... for Plan A to work!) P.U.S.H. = Pray Until Something Happens (CB & NSR... see Inspire (20)) TDNT = That Do Nothing Thing (CB & NSR/RMA)
Generally accepted Acronyms: BTW = By The Way IMO = In My Opinion IMHO = In My Humble Opinion IMNSHO = In My Not-So-Humble Opinion IMVHO = In My Very Humble Opinion KWIM = Know What I Mean? LMAO - Laughing My *Rump* Off LOL = Laughing Out Loud ROTFLMAO = Rolling On The Floor Laughing My *Rump* Off EOM = End Of Message
Divorce/Custody Acronyms: CS = Child Support CP = Custodial Parent CPS = Child Protective Services CSE = Child Support Enforcement DCW = Dept. of Child Welfare GAL = Guardian Ad Litem FOC = Friend Of the Court MSOL = Marital Standard Of Living NCP = Non Custodial Parent PAS = Parental Alienation Syndrome
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A = Affair BF = Biological Father/Boyfriend (based on "context") BIL = Brother In Law BM = Biological Mother BS = Betrayed Spouse... some use FS = Faithful Spouse BTW = By The Way CB = Coined By CP = Custodial Parent CPS = Child Protective Services CS = Child Support CSE = Child Support Enforcement D-Day = Discovery Day DCW = Dept. of Child Welfare DD = Darling Daughter DH = Divorced Husband or Darling Husband DJ = Disrespectful Judgement DS = Darling Son or Domestic Support (EN forum) DV-Day = Divorce Day DW = Divorced Wife or Dear Wife EA = Emotional Affair EMA = Extra-marital Affair EN = Emotional Needs EOM = End Of Message FIL = Father In Law FS= Financial Support FOC = Friend Of the Court FOO = Family of Origin FS = Faithful Spouse ("betrayed") some use BS = Betrayed Spouse FWH = Former Wayward Husband (as in formerly wayward, still husband) FWS = Former Wayward Spouse (as in formerly wayward, still spouse) FWW = Former Wayward Wife (as in formerly wayward, still wife) G&T = "Give & Take: The Secret to Marital Compatibility" GAL = Guardian Ad Litem GF = Girlfriend GP = Grand Parent(s) H = Husband HNHN = "His Needs, Her Needs" IMO = In My Opinion IMHO = In My Humble Opinion IMNSHO = In My Not-So-Humble Opinion IMVHO = In My Very Humble Opinion KWIM = Know What I Mean? LB = Love Bust(er) LMAO - Laughing My *Rump* Off LOL = Laughing Out Loud MB = Marriage Builders MIL = Mother In Law MLC = Mid-life Crisis MM = Married Man MOM = Married Other Man (generally someone's wife's affair partner) MOW = Married Other Woman (generally someone's husband's affair partner) MSOL = Marital Standard Of Living MW = Married Woman NCP = Non Custodial Parent OC = Other Child (S's and OP's) OM = Other Man OMW = Other Man's Wife OP = Other Person OPS = Other Persons's Spouse OW = Other Woman OWH = Other Woman's Husband PA = Physical Affair PAS = Parental Alienation Syndrome POJA = The Policy of Joint Agreement PTC = Patience, Time and Consistency (CB & NSR... for Plan A to work!) P.U.S.H. = Pray Until Something Happens (CB & NSR... see Inspire (20)) RC- Recreational Companionship ROTFLMAO = Rolling On The Floor Laughing My *Rump* Off S = Spouse SAA = "Surviving An Affair" SAHD = Stay At Home Dad SAHM = Stay At Home Mom SD = Step Daughter or selfish demands (EN forum) SIL = Sister In Law SF = Sexual Fulfillment (in context) SF = Step Father (in context) SM = Step Mother SO = Significant Other SS = Step Son STBX = Soon To Be Ex TDNT = That Do Nothing Thing (CB & NSR/RMA) W = Wife WH = Wayward Husband WW = Wayward Wife WAW = Walk Away Wife WS = Wayward Spouse ("betrayer") XH = Ex-husband XS = Ex-spouse XW = Ex-wife XWH = Ex-wayward-husband XWS = Ex-wayward-spouse XWW = Ex-wayward-wife
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This is great! Thank you! I was struggling to decode some of the acronyms.
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Thanks! I was really getting lost reading some of these posts. I can hardly keep up with the acronyms the kids use texting!
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Oh, wow, this is so Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for positng this. i have often wondered what these codes meant and did not know how to find out.
Thank thank you again.
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