Honey, baby, sweetie and so on. Do you use them? Do you call strangers these names? Do you wait until you get to know someone before calling someone honey or baby?

yep I do

I say sweetie and honey. But the guys sure give me weird looks when I do

Sometimes I do, babe

I use those names when I forget the persons real name..I feel bad so instead I call them "sweetie, or hun"...

Yes,I have habit of using pet names. if I feel comfortable with the person.

I do, it's part of the culture I was raised in, (Eastern Shore Maryland/Tidewater Virginia) but I know when it's not appropriate.

sweetie....i dont think i can offend when i call people this.......if i do I apologize ahead of time

I use them ,sure. Not to strangers though. I also name every guy I date.....
Frosted Flakes
Cowboy Cop
Emperor
The Professor

And my son has a variety of names, food related.
Pumpkin Pie
Honey Bunches of Oats
oh, and his favorite, Baby love....

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A friend of mine works on the public defenders office and she calls her son Puddin Pop. Well, there was a rape case where the perp used chocolate pudding as a lubricant, and all her co-workers are calling it the Case of the Puddin Pop Pedophile. So now she can't get it out of her head, or call her son that!

[All I can say is that people laugh and tease and joke about this sort of thing to make it tolerable, so you do not cry. No offense is ever meant]

Guilty, I use them too...but often I try to call her by her real name!

it's okay as long as you say "bless your heart"

I guess my issue is when I get an email on here from a complete stranger and it starts out with hey baby or hi sweetie. It really just doesn't make me want to talk to them. I have no problems with it if it's someone I know already.

thank Gawd, I always start my stalking e-mails saying "what's up baby hoe.."

I wasted my 5000th post on that?

I think your names for your dates are funny .

And pudding?

I guess everyone has their personal line in the sand. I dont mind a hon, sunshine, sugar. What gets me to ignoring an email is: sexy, hottie, babe, anything along those lines.

Yeah, pudding. People are freaking SICK.

I like my date names too, I need them so my friends and family get them straight.

But I am taking a break from that, at least 30 days. No dates!

Why of course it is, Sugar! You can get away with saying anything if it's followed by a sincere "bless her heart"!

She's a real golddigger, but she can't help it, she was raised with nothing, (BLESS HER HEART!)

He weighs 600 lbs, it's disgusting, he really should do something! (GOD BLESS HIM!)

She dresses like a hooker, but she don't know no better, (BLESS HER HEART!)

building up that momentum?

sweetie, hon, all those I feel are normal in everyday life especially from women ... But here is a thought , thanks to lillith... pet names for the ones you love.. I called my first wife "stinky" all though that wasn't the case!