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Pet Names and Terms of Endearment

I hate being called 'Babe' because it sounds so... tacky. However, my boyfriend is American (I'm German so this is a novelty to me) and he's taken to calling me 'Baby' which I sort of like.

Does anyone else get called Baby or anything similar? And what do you think of it as a term of endearment generally?

Reply 1

naivesincerity

2

Babe is tacky, as is Darlin' which is particularly awful done in an essex accent.
Could be worse though, something like snugglebum.

Reply 2

Symph

16

Try having the pet name 'Pukey'. :rolleyes:

Reply 3

EvilSheep

It depends who's doing the calling, and in what situation... I wouldn't appreciate it much if my bf called me babe, but lots of my gfs do and I don't mind that at all..

Baby on the other hand is a lot better, and I felt really good the first time my bf called me that... My favourite tho is when he calls me his babygirl... dunno why, but I just love it!!

Reply 4

didgeridoo12uk

16

i hate calling girls names like babe or baby.... or anything like that....

i normally use like... whore, slut, etc... but with LOOOADS of sarcasm...

but thats just me... and its more a thing i have with most girls i've been with... i know some... would take it very badly...

Reply 5

EvilSheep

didgeridoo12uk

i hate calling girls names like babe or baby.... or anything like that....

i normally use like... whore, slut, etc... but with LOOOADS of sarcasm...

but thats just me... and its more a thing i have with most girls i've been with... i know some... would take it very badly...

I would!!! Nevermind the sarcasm, that doesn't matter.. You should never call a girl anything like that!!

Reply 6

Helenia

20

One of my patients called me "babe" the other day. And she was female. I was concerned. Mind you, in Wolverhampton (where I have the misfortune to spend some of my time) it's more a general term of affection/appreciation rather than specifically for a relationship - they use it on friends etc.

Reply 7

hippieglitter

19

My ex used to call me babe or his personal favourite Kitten. My current tends to use all the usual traditional ones that i use, sweetie, honey, baby the only one he uses that i don't is he likes to call me angel. He has 'affectionately' named his ex, bitchwhore.

Reply 8

poetic_harriyot

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hippieglitter

My ex used to call me babe or his personal favourite Kitten. My current tends to use all the usual traditional ones that i use, sweetie, honey, baby the only one he uses that i don't is he likes to call me angel.

My ex also called me Kitten. He was a psycho rapist so the term now makes me shudder.

Sweetie and Honey are very common here.

Reply 9

RaulS1987

I'm not fond of calling people such things, I do not mind being called them. I call friends pumpkin or hunnybuns but in a sort of patronizing/teasing way at times. Like if they tell me to do something while im already doing other stuff I go "Yes pumpkin" whether its a guy or girl ;p

Reply 10

20083

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poetic_harriyot

I hate being called 'Babe' because it sounds so... tacky. However, my boyfriend is American (I'm German so this is a novelty to me) and he's taken to calling me 'Baby' which I sort of like.

Does anyone else get called Baby or anything similar? And what do you think of it as a term of endearment generally?

Who cares what your bf calls you?

Reply 11

poetic_harriyot

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Nessyfencer

Who cares what your bf calls you?

Probably only me.

Reply 12

20083

2

poetic_harriyot

Probably only me.

Then why tell everyone else about it? The saying "get a room" springs to mind.

Reply 13

Profesh

20

Mine: 'Good girl'.

(Shudder.)

Reply 14

Rutter knows best!

12

dollface or if not in my good books slagface

Reply 15

poetic_harriyot

OP

Nessyfencer

Then why tell everyone else about it? The saying "get a room" springs to mind.

I mention it only as a way of introducing a thread that asks others' opinions of their pet names. Do you have nothing better to do that write pointless replies to threads you deem pointless?

Reply 16

Profesh

20

didgeridoo12uk

i hate calling girls names like babe or baby.... or anything like that....

i normally use like... whore, slut, etc... but with LOOOADS of sarcasm...

but thats just me... and its more a thing i have with most girls i've been with... i know some... would take it very badly...

Well, I guess they're in no position to deny it.

Reply 17

Poica

14

I hate pet names and ban them in relationships.

Reply 18

h82think

14

Symph

Try having the pet name 'Pukey'. :rolleyes:

That is almost as bad as "Stinky" :p:

Reply 19

Flossi

I quite like 'baby', but not so keen on babe.. It does sound a little cheesy!

I mostly get called 'sweetness', which I quite like. Although for a while, in my boyfriend's contact list on his mobile, I was under the title of 'smelly girl'! :biggrin:

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