You mean he’s not your Heart Husband? :winkgrin:
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It’s true. If I google “Heart Horse No Stop” this thread is the first thing that comes up in the results.[/QUOTE]
Several months later and this is still funny.
Can I just say…the Arabic version of this makes me REALLY want to get a tattoo of it!
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UGH. I hate it. Along with “hubby” :dead:[/QUOTE]
OMG, yes. A girl I went to high school with refers to her husband as “hubbaloo” on facebook, and I swear to god, I want to throat punch her for it. Just say the actual word!
Pet parent is another one that gets me. I love my tiny little cat, but I refuse to refer to her as my fur baby, and I’m definitely not calling myself a pet parent. Pet owner works just fine.
Just goes to show that nowdays you have to be careful even about the NICE words you use, lest others judge you for that too.
If you care enough about what those people think, anyhow, I suppose. Unfortunately, not everyone has thick as iron skin. But that matters not to those who get their kicks demeaning the way another speaks, cultural, learned, or otherwise.
I’m so happy I bought my soul horse this winter instead. 
Ok so since this thread is back from the dead again and I just finished re-reading it, I just have to ask this:
What happens when those of you who have already found your current “Heart Horse” eventually find another horse that you like just as much (or more),and have just as intense a bond with (or more), etc.? Does current HH get demoted to Lesser Heart Horse? Will you have TWO Heart Horses? How does one have more than one heart horse, is that physically possible?
I mean, I had an amazing horse. We had a bond like one I’ve never had with a horse before. He fits the definition of “Heart Horse” for me, even though I gag just typing the phrase. But he’s dead. And I know that there is a definite possibility that I will, someday, find another horse with which I have just as strong a bond. So what then? It doesn’t mean that bond with him didn’t exist.
Our hearts have an infinite capacity for love. I don’t think its fair to put a limit on it by saying we’ve already met our “one and only heart horse insert sparkley heart emojis.”
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Just goes to show that nowdays you have to be careful even about the NICE words you use, lest others judge you for that too.
If you care enough about what those people think, anyhow, I suppose. Unfortunately, not everyone has thick as iron skin. But that matters not to those who get their kicks demeaning the way another speaks, cultural, learned, or otherwise.[/QUOTE]
I mean, I posted a vent thread specifically targeting the use of “heart horse” when attempting to garner support or sympathy for a bad decision regarding said horse…and in return I was told that my animals and boyfriend would basically be better off if I died. Another poster who happened to agree that “heart horse” is an annoying cutesy phrase was told that she should be dragged through a thorny hedge backwards wearing a sheer Velcro suit.
That’s pretty judgmental and vitriolic for people who are supposedly so aghast that the internet can be such a cruel place that I would post a general vent about them using “nice words” to describe their horses.
That being said, this is an internet BB and no one should be taking a vent on Off Course too seriously. If I can shake off people telling me my boyfriend would be better off without me I think you can deal with some posters who don’t love the phrase “heart horse,” eh?
So… the term “fur kids” is out?
Then what should I call the two legged little critters when they are done brushing the very hairy pony during shedding season?
Hmmm?
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So… the term “fur kids” is out?
Then what should I call the two legged little critters when they are done brushing the very hairy pony during shedding season?
Hmmm?[/QUOTE]
You can call them gross? :lol:
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I mean, I posted a vent thread specifically targeting the use of “heart horse” when attempting to garner support or sympathy for a bad decision regarding said horse…and in return I was told that my animals and boyfriend would basically be better off if I died. Another poster who happened to agree that “heart horse” is an annoying cutesy phrase was told that she should be dragged through a thorny hedge backwards wearing a sheer Velcro suit.
That’s pretty judgmental and vitriolic for people who are supposedly so aghast that the internet can be such a cruel place that I would post a general vent about them using “nice words” to describe their horses.
That being said, this is an internet BB and no one should be taking a vent on Off Course too seriously. If I can shake off people telling me my boyfriend would be better off without me I think you can deal with some posters who don’t love the phrase “heart horse,” eh?[/QUOTE]
I think she was referring to the turn the thread has taken that people don’t like the use of DD and DH and the like. To me the terms DH and DD do not compare to terms like “Heart Horse” or “fur kids”. DH and DD are just terms of endearment for your spouse or children not phrases that have taken on a whole new meaning.
Is “once in a lifetime horse” out too then? I have had a few horses in my adult life but only one of them did I click with as well. Don’t get me wrong, I quite like my current horse and I really enjoy how challenging she can be. It keeps me on my toes and keeps me learning. I’ve become a better rider because of her. But I don’t feel the same way about her as I have about that one special horse. shrugs
That said, any one who lives off cat food and saltine crackers in order to own a horse that probably has six different issues and tries to kill them every chance it gets probably needs some sort of help. Using the term “heart horse” to justify only makes matters worse. But that’s just my .02 (which is probably worth more like half of a cent).
I’m sorry, where did I call out anyone by name? Or even show more than just a calm observation. I mean, really, when people get so annoyed (or claim to) about the words another person uses, words that are meant in a positive manner, or a manner of affection, that they desire to use a physical negative response to it - well - it makes me feel a little bemused.
And that goes in both directions.
But please, feel free to read between the lines and come up with whatever emotion or assumption you like, it’s nothing new on the Internet and makes no difference to me. Always interesting to see how people respond to things though, which is what holds my attention.
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Our hearts have an infinite capacity for love. I don’t think its fair to put a limit on it by saying we’ve already met our “one and only heart horse insert sparkley heart emojis.”[/QUOTE]
I don’t think many people using the term believe that there really is one and ONLY one? Like, it is an unusual thing to come across, so your chances of meeting another horse (or dog or whatever) that you click with just that well are pretty low, but if it happened then you could totally have a second “heart horse” without it devaluing the first.
I think she was referring to the turn the thread has taken that people don’t like the use of DD and DH and the like. To me the terms DH and DD do not compare to terms like “Heart Horse” or “fur kids”. DH and DD are just terms of endearment for your spouse or children not phrases that have taken on a whole new meaning.
Take this as a public service announcement: they’re all douchey.
Criticizing how someone else chooses to refer to someone (or something) they love is rather “douchey” too. Public service announcement? Have we now chosen a World Leader of Language that I don’t know about?
Why do you feel the need to use such derogatory language because someone else uses language that has nothing to do with you?
I honestly want to know. It’s interesting.
ETA: I do realize that I am spoiling what was just a bit of fun, and I know we all blow off steam sometimes this way. I’ve done it myself and will no doubt do it again, because I’m not perfect. I don’t know though, I just find it such a mean thing to do. There are many folks on here that use these terms endearingly, lovingly, and I don’t see that as a good reason to make them feel bad.
But perhaps I am just a softy with a gentle nature.
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There are many folks on here that use these terms endearingly, lovingly, and I don’t see that as a good reason to make them feel bad.[/QUOTE]
If people cannot express a contrary opinion about something, including language use, in case it will hurt another group’s feelings, then we need to shut the interwebz down RIGHT NOW.
Well alright then.
Please carry on, this is the “interwebz” and you can do whatever you like, after all!
I’m the World Leader of Language? Awesome! I hereby decree that all users of the interwebz shall stop using 's to pluralize nouns. Immediately.
Really late to this conversation but-
When I read DD or DH, I thought it was used rather “tongue in cheek”.
(probably because I have one of each)
And when I read heart horse, I guess I am not a fan as it sounds kind of juvenile to me. Don’t really care either way though
To each his own…
