better halves

South Gov. Mark Sanford, Sen. John Ensign, Rep. Anthony Weiner—all did their pressers of shame without their better halves.

Seth Wingate and his wife, and Mr. and Mrs. Obed Nickerson came in, as did several other retired mariners and their better-halves.

Therefore they all appeared in strength, having represented it as a high duty, whatever their better halves might think.

We were all alike disturbed and miserable at the unaccountable absence of our better halves.

The men look on idly and let their better halves fight it out.

Such a spirit has brought helpful, productive “better halves” to the humble place they now occupy in the eyes of our people.