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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

-Alphabetical Order-------------

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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