Ladies...gimme the the current scoop on "terms of endearment"?

[@517284,HarryRidesTheShortBus] Totally get what you mean. I have family members that only use terms of endearment then they're insulting you.
I'm not a warm/loving person by nature but when I actually find something to like in someone (and that's rare), I tend to shower them in love 😅
Lemme know if I ever slip with you LOL

[@417823,lovelywarpedlemon] I don't like that either...when it's forced it feels like those air kisses you get from that aunt that can't stand you LOL

[@448576,Picklebobble2] It makes me a little sad too, especially on the rare occasion I actually wanna be nice to people.
Unfortunately, we all suffer for the ones that took "friendly" too far.

Have a lovely day sweetcheeks!

[@448576,Picklebobble2] When did language become the enemy of well-meaning appreciative terms of reference ?

When men regularly used it to subjugate, sexually harass, and keep women in their place. Though it may be “well-meaning and appreciative” from some men, it’s not from others. That’s why it will always be a problem for me.

[@334441,summersong] I'm not sure if she's been cancelled but I used to love watching Paula Deen for her southern drawl. Y'all are like the British, the accent makes the Sugar even sweeter!

[@8345,LucyFuhr] lol I lost the accent years ago, been up north too long. Now it only comes out when I’m talking to southerners 😬

[@334441,summersong] You need to work on that! That accent is as sexy as speaking in one of the romance languages [b][i]Sug![/i][/b]

And dress like the girls they used to have on HeeHaw; that works too! LOL

[@934648,Nanori] It's an Italian thing too.
You're one of my babies so I'm glad to hear that from you LOL

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[@4199,BlueVeins] You were one of the non-ladies I had in mind when I wrote this post. I've used them on you too LOL

My nephew calls me dawg, he's been doing it since he was really young too and his mom still gets upset when he does it LMAO

[@8345,LucyFuhr] oh yeah, i call everyone terms of endearment on here lol

[@4199,BlueVeins] I don't. I save all my luv for the special ones 😉

[@1029172,ginnyfromtheblock] One of my pretty little Dolls; inside and out 🤗

[@1027980,BananaBrown] I thought of it from the male perspective too. I wasn't sure about how it works coming from a woman. I'm kinda of a hypocrite; I'll do it to some men but if an unfamiliar man does it to me, it makes me see red LOL

[@609293,RogueLoner] I wasn't sure how it works coming from a woman but I [b][i]know[/i][/b] it's not cool coming from you guys LOL

I get it. I'm Gen X, what's considered toxic masculinity now, was a "compliment" back then.

[@8345,LucyFuhr] Yeah, but this woman was 64. Now I just ignore. Works for me. 🙂

I'll tell you how it works coming from a woman. Just last night, I was at the grocery store, and the cute young cashier was calling me hon and sweetie and was starting conversation. I'm like...OK, what does SHE want? Well, when I got home I noticed a red paper stapled to my receipt with the name "Lindsey" hand written on it with a smiley face. Apparently the cashiers are in some kind of contest and they want customers to vote for them online. 🤭

[@609293,RogueLoner] I lavish the "love" but it's selective; I couldn't do it just to win contests.

Unless there's a cash prize 🤑

LOL

[@1189039,mondayschild2] I know some men who consider "lying dawg" a compliment LOL

[@607935,HijabaDabbaDoo] Awww...duck is cute! I like "bunny" too

[@949508,V00dooCakeNinja] I've even gone as far as calling you cupcake and telling you ily LOL I probably wouldn't stop even if you asked me to 🤗 LOL

[@1999,Dolimyte] Agreed!
I've used "[b][i]Honey[/i][/b]" to mean the nastiest of things LOL