Okay I have to ask . . .

[pegkerr]

What does the designation "DH" mean in Internet speak, anyway? I've seen it for years but never known. It seems to refer to the poster's significant other (is it always male?). Why not use SO? What does it stand for, specifically? Dear Honey? Dorky Hug-a-lot? Dense Homeboy? What???

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[kiwiria.livejournal.com]

Dear/Darling Husband

Similarily DW, DS, DD are often used for Dear/Darling Wife, Son and Daughter.

I tend to use DH, because I'm not too sure how he'd feel having his name on the web so often. A bit silly perhaps, as I'm not careful about writing my own name. I might as well write SO, but have just gotten used to DH. I've been on an L.M. Montgomery mailing list since 1995 and people there have always used DH rather than SO - it's become a habit.