Feel the love 
Phew 
The men on this forum have been known to make light-hearted remarks about their female spouses - I think we usually smile at these. We understand a joke when we see one.
Sorry guys, Wobbly, I certainly did not start the "I want a man" thread thinking that men would be put down. I would love to have a man friend, not a permanent fixture, but then I don't want a permanent fixture of either sex, but just a friend, who can have a laugh and men do tend to see things rather differently to women, in my opinion. I have had plenty of male friends in the past, from being a little girl and I miss them being around now. So no, not an intention at all, I like men, not all of them, but I treat as I find, in both sexes. Wobbly, you are one of the best, pity you have a Mrs. Wobbly 
Ruby, I never considered that you started that thread to have a go at men, and I don't think that it has turned out that way, quite funny in places.
I did consider asking Mrs WB here opinion, but I thought it better to let sleeping dogs lie, I might not like the truth. 
WB you will have to be careful - Mrs WB and Mrs P
I have a funny feeling that it is not so very good to know words like misogyny or misandry as you can then be on the lookout for it to take offence. I have to confess that neither DH or I knew the term misandry until today but I don't think it will add anything positive to our lives.
If anyone heard DH and me sometimes when we are on our own and calling each other names they would be hard put to understand why we are still together after all these years. We know and understand each other so well that we know exactly what a reaction will be to anything that is said. When DH calls me a ratbag I just say," But I am your ratbag" and he knows that is what I will say (and vice versa) and so we both laugh and any situation is diffused.
I really enjoy the banter with male friends in particular and have a really good laugh. It is never serious. As wobblybits says it really is good fun and you do have a big smile on your face. Sometimes the fact that some people don't see the humour can make it even funnier and we can be helpless with laughter.
We all sound off to friends whether they are RL or virtual and often it is a method of diffusing situations. It is so interesting to see that what we might find so irritating is actually pretty common and often folk realise that life is too short for all that and we shouldn't get so steamed up about 'stuff'.
When it is sheer bullying then it is a very different matter and can be easily seen as such. Care certainly needs to be taken when reading situations and shrugging things off is to encouraged for a happier life so if it helps to have a virtual sounding off session then why ever not?!
Synonymous you have reminded me of an old couple H and I knew when you say about yours and DH's banter. They never seemed to have a good word for each other but were still together in their 80's when when it came to Dolly's funeral Len cried like a baby.
My friends H and I rib each other a lot. She says I'm the only one of her friends who knows how to take him. I love him to bits
Nina I have to confess we don't do it in public intentionally - although we just may???? Thinks! Don't know!
Anyway, we also tell each other just how much we appreciate each other and give thanks for nice and /or kind gestures. We both know we would be totally lost without the other and yes we probably do irritate each other sometimes but life is generally calm and pleasant so we have much to be thankful for.
We both like to laugh!
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