Do You like being called hun,Babe,Love etc etc?

Specialun · 13-02-2014 04:20PM #1

Well do you like when a woman or a man calls you hun,love or these kind of things

Real Life · 13-02-2014 04:21PM

I was seeing a girl one time and she kept calling me sugar. Needless to say it didn't last long.

Irishcrx · 13-02-2014 04:21PM

I think it can be a bit cringeworthy hearing it or saying it. I prefer to be called just by my first name tbh..

SpaceTime · 13-02-2014 04:21PM

For some reason it automatically comes across to me as 'patronising old granny' language.

13-02-2014 04:21PM

Real Life wrote: »

I was seeing a girl one time and she kept calling me sugar. Needless to say it didn't last long.

That's sweet.

whirlpool · 13-02-2014 04:21PM

Yes I love it. Why?

J_E · 13-02-2014 04:22PM

I can never do the whole pet name thing with others, it just feels weird to me. Have no problem with being called a little name like that though!

Mariasofia · 13-02-2014 04:23PM

whirlpool wrote: »

Yes I love it. Why?

No reason hun....... :-D

spurious · 13-02-2014 04:24PM

'Love' I don't mind so much, from a stranger, man or woman, as long as whoever saying it is much older than me.
'Babe' or 'Honey' or similar, no.

13-02-2014 04:27PM

Older people always seem to call me 'pet', possibly because I'm small. I've had to train myself to take it in the spirit in which it's intended.

redfacedbear · 13-02-2014 04:28PM

I knew I was being accepted by the locals here in Wexford when they started calling me 'hun'

Ruu · 13-02-2014 04:28PM

No, Mr.Ruubot2 Sir at all times! :mad:

I dont Wash Myself · 13-02-2014 04:29PM

I prefer being being called
Stinky or smelly to be honest

CarMe · 13-02-2014 04:30PM

I started calling my nearly 3 old babe in an ironic jokey kinda way but now it's totally stuck.

Not into it myself though, very generic.

uch · 13-02-2014 04:30PM

I'm mostly just called Fat

Santa Cruz · 13-02-2014 04:31PM

Whatever you are having yourself duckie

pundy · 13-02-2014 04:32PM

such irish girl sh!te... "hey hun ye coming for a couple of drinkies with the girlos tonight!?" that type of tripe. AAAAGH!

krudler · 13-02-2014 04:32PM

Ah depends really, the odd time it can be sweet and it's entirely context dependent on who's saying it.

fricatus · 13-02-2014 04:33PM

"Babes" - with an S. :eek:

WTF? Is that a plural? Do people who use this think they're talking to two people or something?

13-02-2014 04:34PM

pundy wrote: »

such irish girl sh!te...

Yes, because women from other English speaking countries never ever use those terms. Ever.

cailinardthair · 13-02-2014 04:35PM

I'm called pet by friends and family or when i was working in a shop a few years ago! Dosen't bother me....

pundy · 13-02-2014 04:35PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Yes, because women from other English speaking countries never ever use those terms. Ever.

im sure they do yeah, but we relate to people in ireland, so why ye getting like that for!?

ElleEm · 13-02-2014 04:36PM

I really don't like it. Wouldn't be too impressed being called a pet name by a stranger.
My boyfriend calls me babe, I have gotten used to it, but sometimes he will say 'hun' in text, which I hate!! Like the other poster, hun reminds me of the "u ok hun xxx" heads on Facebook!

13-02-2014 04:37PM

pundy wrote: »

im sure they do yeah, but we relate to people in ireland, so why ye getting like that for!?

Because you made a generalisation and I generally hate generalisations.

To say something is "such Irish girl shyte" implies it doesn't apply to girls of other nationalities.

TheShizz · 13-02-2014 04:37PM

redfacedbear wrote: »

I knew I was being accepted by the locals here in Wexford when they started calling me 'hun'

They're actually in the real IRA and have identified you as a protestant.

pundy · 13-02-2014 04:39PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Because you made a generalisation and I generally hate generalisations.

To say something is "such Irish girl shyte" implies it doesn't apply to girls of other nationalities.

no it doesnt imply that, i was relating it in my own thoughts to girls i know who use those terms all the time.

if i pointed out specific thought processes in every post, then they'd be too long to read!

Goodshape · 13-02-2014 04:40PM

Myself and the other half tend to call each other 'babe' actually. Not sure how that started but feels a bit strange at this stage when we use each others actual name.

Meh. I don't care. I'll do what I want.

Ihatecuddles · 13-02-2014 04:41PM

I call my OH pet names all the time. Drives him nuts. Chicken and cutes are my go to ones. He knows Im not happy when I use his actual name.

I started it because it was funny and it annoyed him a bit, but now I cant stop

Ihatecuddles · 13-02-2014 04:43PM

We were getting ice cream in the park once, and my other half paid for them. I said thanks chicken and started walking away. The ice cream man gave him his ice cream and said 'there you go chicken'. I almost died laughing.

castletownman · 13-02-2014 04:44PM

Just once maybe someone will call me "sir" without adding "you're causing a scene"

Leogirl · 13-02-2014 04:45PM

Used to really hate it but slowly got used to it with an ex & kind of liked it eventually. OH says it a lot but I'd never use a pet name - maybe his nickname if I'm being extra nice

Do You like being called hun,Babe,Love etc etc?

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