To feel annoyed at terms of endearment?

[Sienna333]

My neighbour who is a similar age is forever calling me either-

1. Darling
2. Sweetheart
3. Sweetie

I am not around her enough to know if she does this with everyone but it really grates. AIBU?

I use these frequently with young kids whilst I'm out and about. As in "wait for mummy, sweetheart" when they're running around like nutters.

But an adult? Why would you?

Has she forgotten your name?

Doesn't bother me in the slightest.

But you are entitled to feel pissed off about it.

Maybe she's forgotten your name? I don't like it much myself, over-familiar and can come across as a bit lazy/patronising/insincere.

Definitely knows my name. Yes, that's how I feel, it comes across as insincere and over familiar. I too only call my kids names like sweetheart and darling. Not fully grown adults.

My boss calls everyone sweetpea. All the time. It's incredibly irritating.

I hate it when people do it to me on the phone (I work in a call centre). It's often, though not always, people who aren't very nice who do it too.

YADNBU

I hate it when DH uses an endearment instead of my name. I ask him if he's forgotten my name again (after 27 years together). Grrrr.....

If you don't like it, say so. There's no AIBU here.

I find it incredibly patronising personally but some people do just do it to everyone and it doesn't mean anything.

Yanbu. I know someone who calls everyone Honey. Grates my nerves