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Originally Posted by tedquick

If the party I'm speaking to does not know my wife or know her well, I refer to her as "my bride".

Your "bride?" Kind of silly at our age, particularly when you are speaking to those who don't know her well. Mentioning her name is much more polite and if you think that others don't know you are referring to your wife, you could say, my wife, Mary (or whatever her name is).

If my husband referred to me as his bride, I'd be embarrassed.