Timeline for What is the word for a woman dominating in social family situations?
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| Oct 30, 2015 at 22:04 | comment | added | DCShannon | @Jasper Apparently Rathony was thinking of "alpha bitch", but I'm not familiar with that term and don't think it's "obvious" at all. As (2) says, it's an extension of "alpha male". | |
| Oct 29, 2015 at 23:56 | comment | added | ab2 | @macraf I think your question would benefit from clarification at this point. Is the husband a naturally quiet person? Or deaf? Or not good at small talk?. Or reflective? Is he happy with her? Many people here are jumping reflexively to negative conclusions. | |
| Oct 29, 2015 at 23:37 | comment | added | macraf | @SantiBailors Her husband might be actually a bore and her talking first might not actually be ill-will towards him, but rather a measure to hide that fact from other people and a try to show a better side of their family. | |
| Oct 29, 2015 at 22:10 | comment | added | user140086 | @Jasper How do you know the husband in the original post is not acting like an "alpha male"? There are only 2 sentences in the context. Just because he is not allowed to speak first and overwhelmed by her vigour? Come on. What if he behaves like an alpha male when the two are just by themselves? If you have a better suggestion, go ahead with your own answer. BTW, "alpha bitch" was the one I wanted to post in the first place, but I wanted to put a word which is more appropriate. | |
| Oct 29, 2015 at 16:42 | comment | added | Jasper | There are three problems with the term "alpha female". First, it is an obvious euphemism for "alpha bitch", and makes the speaker seem overly politically correct. Second, "bitch" has negative connotations, which go beyond the behaviors described in the original post. Third, in wolf packs, the "alpha bitch" is usually mated with the "alpha male". The husband in the original post is not acting like an "alpha male". | |
| Oct 29, 2015 at 15:10 | comment | added | SantiBailors | @macraf I'm not sure about that, but in that case that would make it a poor answer to your question, as long as "not allowing one's husband to speak by answering first and overwhelming him with one's vigour etc." is negative. | |
| Oct 29, 2015 at 8:01 | comment | added | macraf | First answer without negative connotations. | |
| Oct 29, 2015 at 7:36 | history | answered | user140086 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |