[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]

Originally Posted by 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

THIS^

[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.

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

[Cherie]

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

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Petershaw1984

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

Your patients , what kind of patients do you see?

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

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

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

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..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]

Originally Posted by Jesus.H.Christ

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]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

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.]

Originally Posted by anniek76

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

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

[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

[Lee.]

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

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Lee.

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"

[Lee.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

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

Yeah, and said please at least!