I get called hon and sweety all the time, What do people mean when they call me that?

Try not to read too much into that. My dad was a fine wine and liquors vendor in the movie colony of Palm Springs CA. he called just about all of them either honey or sweetie. He hugged the women. He hugged the men. Movie folks just like being affectionate overall. Only once was there a problem when he called Lucille Ball "Honey" she bristled and said, "How dare you assume to be familiar with me" But that was ONE incident out of the countless "stars" he knew.