We live in 2016 .. I'm stunned that many men think it's okay to address a woman for the very first time by "sweetie, honey, angel, baby, baby girl, sugar, sexy"... Those are terms that should be reserved for a much closer/intimate relationship (and really, some just shouldn't be used- baby girl???)... Grown women are not babies, or angels, or baby girls. It's not really a compliment, although I think it's meant to be kind of a nice gesture. I guess it has to be that there are men that just don't know that it's a turn off... and I suppose there are women out there that like that sort of thing so why would men think any differently...but many of us do not. We are mature, intelligent, women who like being told we look nice, we are smart, we are interesting, have compelling thoughts/ideas, we are witty, we have a great sense of humor, we have a nice smile- those kinds of things are very nice to hear and THANK YOU to the men who have said so :-).

interested in your thoughts... ?

I totally agree with you..

Laurie

Oh God! I know !!

HAHA! I love these responses... it's awful isn't it??

I agree with you chosetobe

It is so irritating. That I zone out immediately.. Intentionally.

Otherwise... I open my mouth & treat them like they treat me. That...never goes over well.

I hear ya, preach darlin'!!



Just kidding lol...but you will get a lotta that down here in the South. No one means any harm by it though. Just depends on how its used. The older women use those type terms just as much as the men do....

"Honey, would ya like another glass of iced tea"?

...that sorta thing.

Humm I live in Texas that is normal here and never think a thing about it...

Guess it all depends where you are from...

Myself I us the word sweetie quite a bit~~

Haha! Again, you have me rolling with laughter... I have tried to explain to men that even though they may not mean it to be insulting, it actually is. Then comes nasty replies because they don't like being told that they did something they shouldn't. I have had ONE man take a step back and apologize. I have tried the response "Hey baby boy, how are you?" um... ya.. crickets... hahaha!

*Edit- double post and I have no idea why lol

Baby Girl! That was what my last short-term boyfriend started calling me on our very first meet n greet!
He asked me if I minded him calling me that, I thought it was a bit too soon for pet names, but said it was ok. He also called me beautiful and gorgeous all the time so that made up for it.
So no I don't mind, but I am from the south and we call everyone honey, sweety or sugar down here.

But I do understand where you are coming from.
And to each their own.
I try to lighten up some, as I get older, hell the last poor guy that I talked to on here said he felt like he was trying to get thru a security clearance by the questions I asked him! Lol

Guess weez gals from Florida just a bunch of angels, sugar pies and honey bees. IMHO

You know Rebel Archer, i totally understand that... there are regional ways of talking and I wouldn't feel the same if I were in Georgia, N.Carolina etc... and had a waitress or some other person call me sugah haha... it's just not appropriate when you are first trying to connect with someone.. and definitely NOT 'sexy'.. ugh.. that is so insulting.

No worries...I get what youre saying

I actually love the reaction of the role reversal.
So...as you probably know, ' Just don't get it '...& tilt their head like a dog.

You're hilarious!

agreed on the "Hi Sexy"...no no no.

Open your mouth and let your words tell me who you are and what you are made of.

Get it all the time. don't like it. but what can you do.. even if you say something they seem to do it any way..

Right on :-)!!

Do you hate the " FEMALE ' thing too ?

Female what? Dolphin, Aardvark?

"Give me a species to work with Poppy "