Ah, I use babe all the time

It doesn’t bother me when other women use it, but I don’t like men that don’t know me thinking it’s acceptable to call me anything other than my name or Ms.

I use terms of endearment but it's almost exclusively insulting words.
Maybe it's a cultural thing but in my country calling someone a motherfucker right before shaking hands is a sign of how close you are to that person.

As a bloke 🙄, we have to be extra careful with 'terms of endearment'. Sad to say.
When did language become the enemy of well-meaning appreciative terms of reference ?
Personally i have no problem with such terms if said to me.

You carry on hon !

I like it when other people use them but I don't use them because I fear other people are gonna call me a creep... except I do call people "my dawg" which is kinda similar.

i like it when it's genuine. too often it's used forcibly & disingenuously.

It's a polite thing to do in my country and I like it, it feels good to say it and also feels good to hear it

I love it but I’m also from the south so it’s quite common. I have to fight the urge to call people sweetie all the time 😅

i think for the most part people can tell when people do it to be condescending. but i do it all the time LOL i just think it’s a nice way to tell people you care 🥺

I'm not a fan. I like it when someone I know says it to me with affection but, more often than not, it's done by people who either are using it in a condescending way (ex: men and women here when you disagree with someone) or use it as part of their every day speech with everyone they interact with. I had a doctor call me "dear" a few years ago. My gut reaction was an intense desire to kick the guy in his balls.

I love sug. It's one of my to toe's. Alongside love and duck lol

My husband uses them on me and I call him lying dawg. Its good for a laugh.

I don't think much has changed, really, about when endearments are perceived to be actual ones. It's always been about just who is using one, and the [i]way[/i] they say it.