AIBU?
PumpkinBones · 06/04/2011 15:06
I call people baby, darling and honey. Its just how some people talk. If he's as nice as he sounds, just accept it is something that annoys you. Everyone with a long term partner finds lots of things about them really quite irritating. Think of this as the beginning of your own journey of discovering what those things are together!
Ephiny · 06/04/2011 15:09
It's not the worst thing in the world he could call you! But if you really don't like it, and have said so, he should respect that - I'd be more worried about him ignoring your wishes than using a silly pet name in the first place.
Tbh I wouldn't like it much either.
WassaAxolotl · 06/04/2011 15:11
If you really think of him as "very lovely, intelligent and hot", I think you owe it to yourself and to him to explain very clearly that you really hate being called "baby".
Does "very lovely, intelligent and hot" mean "I think this guy is wonderful on paper, but I somehow don't want a relationship with him" and you're searching for a justification why he's not right?
PainteditRed · 06/04/2011 15:20
Can I bring an errant voice to this thread. I have just been on the phone to a friend and she speaks the truth.
'you like him , he likes you, why haven't you had sex yet'
me 'Because 'insert excuse after excuse here'
'well you are not ready for relationships yet, let the poor man down gently won't you'
damn her for being so right
Malificence · 06/04/2011 15:20
I saw a facebook post to DD from her boyfriend ( she's 21) he called her "babygirl" - I nearly puked, but as long as she likes it 
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DH has never called me baby / babe or any other derivative , if he did I would have to castrate him with a rusty spoon. He does call me "cowbag" sometimes, I don't mind that, it's preferable to baby any day.
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