Do you mind terms of endearment from people you don't know..?

[Ammi]

..if someone you don't know addresses you with a term of endearment...mate, dear, babe, hun, sweetheart..whatever they may say....do you mind..?...or would you rather they didn't..?..

[Niamh.]

hhhmmmm, I don't know, depends on who it was, how they say it, what the situation is, lots of factors really. I suppose generally speaking though It doesn't bother me

[Kazanne]

hhhmmmm, I don't know, depends on who it was, how they say it, what the situation is, lots of factors really. I suppose generally speaking though It doesn't bother me

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[Black Dagger]

Nah, I keep my little 'codenames' to my close-friends.

I do call literally everybody bub though, I might need to stop with that one.

[Jesus.]

Just pluck up the courage and call me the name you so obviously want to, Ammi.

You may find it liberating.

[Vanessa]

No, it doesn't bother me at all.

[_Seth]

Nah, it's sweet. :)

[MTVN]

Nah doesn't bother me, I quite often address people I don't know as "mate" as well

[Kate!]

I'm fine with it.

[Drew.]

i like it :)

[AnnieK]

I generally don't mind...it beats being called an awful name but I couldn't call someone I don't know "love" or something.....

[Petershaw1984]

I use it all the time at work with my patients. Love for the women mate for the men

[Niamh.]

^ lol now you mention it, strangers calling me "love" I don't really like :laugh:

[Cherie]

I have no problem with it in real life, on forums it depends on the context they are used :suspect: as some posters use them to try and patronise.

[Cherie]

I use it all the time at work with my patients. Love for the women mate for the men

Your patients :shocked:, what kind of patients do you see?

[Ammi]

^ lol now you mention it, strangers calling me "love" I don't really like :laugh:

..my worst one is 'dear'..it's too close to 'old dear' for my liking.....

[Niamh.]

..my worst one is 'dear'..it's too close to 'old dear' for my liking.....

haha, yeah, see that's where my depends thing comes in, if it were a 90 year old man or woman saying that to me, it wouldn't bother me but it probably would in other situations

[Ammi]

Just pluck up the courage and call me the name you so obviously want to, Ammi.

You may find it liberating.

..alright nuisance...yeah, that felt ok....

[Ammi]

haha, yeah, see that's where my depends thing comes in, if it were a 90 year old man or woman saying that to me, it wouldn't bother me but it probably would in other situations

..then there's the other extrme of 'hun' or 'babe'..and I wonder if they're trying to tell me I'm thick....

[AnnieK]

There is a girl who works in my local shop who calls everyone love - she is like 12 so it sounds so weird......

[Niamh.]

There is a girl who works in my local shop who calls everyone love - she is like 12 so it sounds so weird......

It would annoy me if a 12 year old started calling me love :laugh:

Ok, maybe upon reflection, I'm not overly keen on strangers using terms of endearment with me :laugh:

[AnnieK]

where I used to live people used "cock" as a term of endearement.....as in "you all right cock?" arrrggghh now that one annoyed me - when I first moved there I didn't know whether to hug them or punch them in the face :joker:

[Lee.]

Nah, it doesn't bother me at all.. unless its used in a derogatory way, like "haw darlin, get your tits oot"

[Niamh.]

Nah, it doesn't bother me at all.. unless its used in a derogatory way, like "haw darlin, get your tits oot"

Yeah, it would be alot better if they just said "Get your tits oot" :laugh:

[Lee.]

Yeah, it would be alot better if they just said "Get your tits oot" :laugh:

Yeah, and said please at least! :laugh:

[Ammi]

It would annoy me if a 12 year old started calling me love :laugh:

Ok, maybe upon reflection, I'm not overly keen on strangers using terms of endearment with me :laugh:


LOL..yeah you see..you're starting to get my point....

..I don't mind it when I know people..I don't even need to know them that well..but I'm not keen on it if it's a total stranger who I've never ever spoken to before....I would never use a familiar term with someone I didn't know...

[joeysteele]

A lady in the supermarket I go to always calls me this odd one,'sweet peach',I quite like it but never further engage as to why.
She only does it with me,no one else I am with when anyone is shopping there with me.

I don't mind when people I don't know use nice terms though.

[Niamh.]

Yeah, and said please at least! :laugh:

:laugh:

[Niamh.]

LOL..yeah you see..you're starting to get my point....

..I don't mind it when I know people..I don't even need to know them that well..but I'm not keen on it if it's a total stranger who I've never ever spoken to before....I would never use a familiar term with someone I didn't know...

Yeah, I don't really even use terms of endearments myself, except with Gav and the kids and my nephews

[MTVN]

A lady in the supermarket I go to always calls me this odd one,'sweet peach',I quite like it but never further engage as to why.
She only does it with me,no one else I am with when anyone is shopping there with me.

I don't mind when people I don't know use nice terms though.

Think you're in there Joey

[InOne]

Depends, sometimes people use them in a patronising way.

[joeysteele]

Think you're in there Joey

:joker:Hope not, maybe I shouldn't smile next time she says it. :joker:

[Ammi]

A lady in the supermarket I go to always calls me this odd one,'sweet peach',I quite like it but never further engage as to why.
She only does it with me,no one else I am with when anyone is shopping there with me.

I don't mind when people I don't know use nice terms though.

..is it a greengrocers shop Joey...?..maybe she talks to her fruit and you're getting a bit confused....

[Ammi]

Yeah, I don't really even use terms of endearments myself, except with Gav and the kids and my nephews

..I call most of the children at school either sweetheart, darling or my love...but that's because I don't remember their names....

[Niamh.]

..I call most of the children at school either sweetheart, darling or my love...but that's because I don't remember their names....

:laugh2:

[Kazanne]

A lady in the supermarket I go to always calls me this odd one,'sweet peach',I quite like it but never further engage as to why.
She only does it with me,no one else I am with when anyone is shopping there with me.

I don't mind when people I don't know use nice terms though.

I can understand someone calling you sweet peach Joey as you are sweet:hugesmile:I always get called flower or petal by my nan,which is ok unless it is infront of my friends:joker::blush:my hubby calls me 'Pansy Potter' which I find quite funny:joker:

[joeysteele]

..is it a greengrocers shop Joey...?..maybe she talks to her fruit and you're getting a bit confused....

No. it's a supermarket, she is usually on the checkout.:joker:

[Petershaw1984]

Your patients :shocked:, what kind of patients do you see?

Ages 35 upwards to a hundred although the youngest we had was a 27 year woman.

[Petershaw1984]

The patients i call love and mate tend to be over 60 as they seem to like it more than a youngish woman

[mizzy25]

not really although someone i used to work with used to call me and a mate pigeons and i hate pigeons lol

[Doogle]

I don't like it much. This guy I know calls everyone honey or babe or darling and it's awkward

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[Cherie]

Ages 35 upwards to a hundred although the youngest we had was a 27 year woman.

Okay but what do you do exactly...?

[zotler.]

It does bother me, actually. I'd rather they didn't. :(

[Shasown]

Yeah, and said please at least! :laugh:

You still got them out though Lee. ;)

For me it depends on the context.

[Kizzy]

I don't mind it at all, I have a million other things to get stressed about haha!

[LemonJam]

I find it really patronizing/fake personally.

[Lee.]

You still got them out though Lee. ;)

For me it depends on the context.

Hey hey :) where have you been hiding?

[Kizzy]

Can I call you peach too joey? haha! thats brilliant :joker:
Call my son 'lurch' as he is huuuuuge, and my daughter 'flossy' as her hair is big and fluffy :)

[bbfan1991]

Not really I consider it friendly, but understand how some people may take it the wrong way.

[joeysteele]

Can I call you peach too joey? haha! thats brilliant :joker:
Call my son 'lurch' as he is huuuuuge, and my daughter 'flossy' as her hair is big and fluffy :)

:joker:I have no objections to that at all.:joker: