to call my DH baby?

[charlmarascoxo]

I've always called him baby, from about the third week of knowing him.

My friend told me that whenever I call him that it makes her absolutely cringe. She's really not the type to use pet names very often, so I don't mind her saying this but -

AIBU to not think I'm the only one to love calling my OH baby or is it rather cringe?

[PetFox]

You think baby is cringe-worthy? My DH calls me "pretty princess pants" on a regular basis... I like it, but I imagine if someone overheard it they would want to cut their own ears off.

[Sallster]

Babe, baby, babes, bubba, bubs, bubsy, doll, darl, hun, all of the above! Sometime I forget his real name!

[TruthSweet]

I call DH 'Boo' and he calls me 'Lass' but I don't call him Boo out

[TruthSweet]

Oh and he also call me 'Bug' due to my initials.

[charlieandthechocolatecake]

I call my OH baby!

He calls me tits...

[HecatePropylaea]

call each other whatever you want, but cutsie nicknames are for in private only

Apart from anything else, your mates will take the piss forever if they overhear that he is Snugglywugglybum and you are Honeybunny.

Keep it private, folks and we'll all keep our lunches

[SackGirl]

CRINGE I don't know why but baby makes me cringe, yet 'babe' is totally fine - who knows what wires up my brain to those default settings!

[Pochemuchka]

YABU

It is cringey.
My DBrother's ex GF used to call him 'babes' practically at the end of every sentence and that was excruciating. It doesn't suit him at all and made her sound like an extra from TOWIE.
Thankfully she's now ex GF.