Husband
A husband is a male lifetime partner in a marital relationship. The rights and obligations of the husband regarding his spouse and others, and his status in the community and in law, vary between cultures and has varied over time. In a heterosexual relationship, a man's spouse would be his wife.
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Famous quotes containing the word husband:
“A man will teach his wife what is needed to arouse his desires. And there is no reason for a woman to know any more than what her husband is prepared to teach her. If she gets married knowing far too much about what she wants and doesn’t want then she will be ready to find fault with her husband.”
—Barbara Cartland (b. 1901)
“Lord, I could not endure a husband with a beard on his face! I had rather lie in the woolen.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“As the husband is, the wife is: thou art mated with a clown,”
—Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)