Who Else hates Petnames?

If someone asks me not to do so,then I won't, but I confess,
I often call anyone under 30, sweetie just a habit,I'm not trying to be insensitive.

However ,I can understand especially ,if a man is being all syrupy around you, that can be creepy.
I was young once, too and had a few creepies buzz about.

Those can be hit and miss - I don't mind them, but you need to make sure someone is comfortable with it before you use one.

I don’t like them from strangers. Even from those I know in rl we have to be fairly close; although from a few people here who have been friends I don’t mind at all.

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yep if someone uses one with me without permission it’s a block or silent treatment in real life

From loved ones I love them, from strangers I find them ick and patronising

in private he calls me Hoover

My Grandmother once told me she called everyone Dear so they would not notice she could not remember their names.

I dont mind them
even from women much older than me
i'd even say i like them

I call my wife "hun"

i like them but it depends i suppose. i never call people pet names though

Agreement there.

Now I do have a nickname though

Yeah, it can be weird, sweetie cupcake railway tunnel

The old pervs use “baby girl.” Cringe

I like "Love" and "Darling" from my husband, and use those with him too, including the Danish "Skat" which is the one that like 80% of couples use with each other in Denmark. I also sometimes use pet names with friends or people online, if they said something really sweet to me, to show gratitude.

One of my favorite things about traveling for work was the southern states, and all the waitresses calling me Honey. EVERYONE, says good morning!! I mean everyone! If you don't reply they might ask you why. We don't do that in cali.

Spot? Rover?

Sweetie pls

I don’t think my GF and I have used each others first names since we started dating…babe, baby, darling, sweetness, sugar pea, baby girl…anything but each others real names

I love being called them and calling people them. Can get a little confusing though when I call both my boyfriend and my father "daddy"

usually i just stick to babe but one time i was gonna say “love” or “babe” and ended up saying “blove” and that word has been in our vocabulary since lol

That's all depending on the context. I love getting them by someone I'm intimate with but not at all by strangers.

I call women terms of endearment and I have been known to occasionally use "son" with younger men... That was met with a lot of protest.

Especially on the first meeting or introduction

Depends on who is saying it

To those I care about they flow like the Amazon river…to strangers it DONT happen

I don't hate them or particularly like them.

What about "Chika"? Is that a pet name?

Awwwww I think they’re cute.

I think they are nice

I’m with ya.

Mocking humanity will be the bots end

Supposing they're... innovative? Singular?

Well

Sure am glad I don't shit all over myself over such insignificant matters

Every boyfriend I've ever had would always call me "Rover" at first until I finally put my foot down and told them to call me by my first name, which is "Lassie".