Question

Better Half either partner in marriage

Accepted Answer

I'm not making a decision until I check with my better half. Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who favored strict religious discipline. They said that each person was made up of two halves, body and soul, and that the soul was the better half because it was the spiritual side. Sir Philip Sidney, an English writer, said that a marriage was made up of two halves, and that the better half was the better spouse. Today when the phrase "better half" is used, it almost always means someone's wife, although there's no reason why a wife can't use the term to describe her husband. In either case, "better half" is a compliment.

Idiom	Better Half
Example	I'm not making a decision until I check with my better half.
Meaning	either partner in marriage
Origin	Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who favored strict religious discipline. They said that each person was made up of two halves, body and soul, and that the soul was the better half because it was the spiritual side. Sir Philip Sidney, an English writer, said that a marriage was made up of two halves, and that the better half was the better spouse. Today when the phrase "better half" is used, it almost always means someone's wife, although there's no reason why a wife can't use the term to describe her husband. In either case, "better half" is a compliment.

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