To not enjoy being called sweetheart

[Veryunsure]

Babes or angel by anyone, especially women. Makes my teeth itch.

I quite like all these terms of endearment.

It's just people being friendly.I call people 'Me duck' all the time.

I hate the phrase 'makes my teeth itch ' though.

I don't mind being called:
wench
sweetheart
duck
lass
I will even accept the odd hun or babes .

What I do mind is being called Madam. I hate, hate, hate it with a passion

I'm up north and dont mind any of the names on here, although I would find 'sweetheart' from another woman patronising and for some reason being called 'love' by a younger woman if I dont know them really gets my goat!

My dad is the same with being called 'mate' if he doesnt know / like the person.

Doesn't bother me at all. I'm also quite fond of pet and bird as in "are you ok wee bird?"

I could think of worse things to be called! you make not like it but at least its meant in a caring/kind way.

zzzzz rather 'lover' than 'maid'

Oh dear you would hate me then. I say it to dcs all the time.

happyreindeer whatever you call your dc is lovely and up to you! I just don't like being called these things by strangers (unless they're old then it's quite endearing) or by women known or unknown!

I have a friend who insists on starting any text with 'hey babes' or finishing it with 'speak soon angel' urgh!

I've noticed 'Sweetheart' used a lot on here, usually towards OPs going through a bit of a hard time.

I'm sure it's very well intentioned (well its hardly an insult) I can't help but find it patronising and over familiar.

I think it makes posters going through a hard time feel cared about.

MN is familiar to a lot of posters I'm not sure why being familiar on here is a bad thing.

I call everyone darling...it saves having to remember names.

In Yorkshire and a lot of people here use pet names, particularly love for women and mate for men. I detest any form of pet names, really really do. I think the only one I can just about abide by is darling. I have no idea why but it just doesn't sit as uncomfortably with me as the others. I think I find babe, love and hun the worst.

I'm south / west Yorkshire and everyone is love, brother is Derbyshire and everyone is duck..... I like it but I've been brought up with it ......

Let me call you sweetheart, la la la la la.

I quite like most terms of endearment. I don't particularly like "babes" but no one has ever called me that. Regional pet names are especially appealing, IMO.

Depends on the context.

If the context is patronising... and you just know when it is; then that person needs a slap.

I was called 'love' today by a random man parking in my driveway.
I was NOT happy and told him!!

I find it patrionising, I also don't like 'love' but I guess it depends on who is doing the calling and whether they are just trying to be nice.

The random man parking in my driveway was using ''love'' as a way to creep round me so i would allow him to keep his car in my drive which obviously didn't work.

I don't mind terms of endearment per se, as long as they are not used for example sarcastically, or passive-aggressively, or creepily, or patronisingly.

At the other end of the non-sweary spectrum, it has been ages since I have heard anyone being refered to as a 'cahson', or it could be 'cow-son'. Delivered with a rich and uncouth West London accent as I recall (possibly because I was brought up in W.L.)

Yes, I know it has featured in Chaz 'n' Dave lyrics (Gertcha), but people really did used to say it, my dad would regularly refer to me as one.

I have no idea what it really means, but I miss it.

Up here it tends to be "lass/lassie/doll/hen"

I don't mind lass or lassie - that's very "old" Scottish and makes me feel young again but not overly keen on "doll" or "hen". But it's just a habit that folk have and it's usually said in a friendly way.

are you ok wee bird?
WTF

Yes, I'm fine big cock.

I like being called lass or lassie.

Salmotrutta, have you seen there's a meet up thread in Chat?

I cant cope with babes or hun but the rest it doesn't bother me I quite like it just not babes or hun and not from a girl younger than me

DH tried to hen me once her got a look