As if my hatred of the pet name 'honey' wasn't already bad enough...

[warzone]

... I have several friends on facebook who insist on spelling it hunni. Including a man, who uses it to address his DW on comment threads.

Quite honestly, it makes me want to vomit. And punch their silly, simpering lights out.

I couldn't agree more. I cannnot quite say why exactly it is, that it makes my slapping hand itch....but it does.

I like saying honey and hon, but get unreasonably annoyed by hun.

Yes, 'hun' is almost as barf inducing. And particularly so when it's between female friends.

Another one that bugs the bejesus out of me on facebook is rife among my younger friends, for whom it is seemingly The Law to write 'lol' after every single banal statement, even those that clearly have no reason or even intent to make anyone laugh out loud. Such as : "enjoying a soak in the bath lol" or "can't wait to get home lol".

Although, while I say younger friiends, there is a middle aged man on my friends list who does this.

It is very likely the same people who would use an exclamation mark after every sentence. Yawn.

I'm intrigued by the way "lol" is shunned on MN, but LMAO and PSML are tolerated. I think it's probably the ubiquitous use which you describe, warzone, which has made it so unacceptable.

Yes. it's annoying. Cutie names make me cringe.

Feel for me - my husband calls me honey. and sweetheart, and gorgeousness.

he hasn't called me by my name since our wedding day.

I think he's forgotten it, and after 13 years it is just far too embarrassing to ask me.

I particularly loathe this current thing of calling friends "lovers" or, worse, "luvva" as in "Great time with my luvva xxx today" when xxx is just friend. What is that about?

Ooh - I can top that. I have seen two female, straight, married friends refer to each other as 'my wife'. Frequently. What's that about?

I'm from the westcountry and to call a friend "my lover" is very common and not at all intended to indicate that you are involved in a sexual dalliance.

But "Hunni" though - good grief, that is the most simpering, saccharine nonsense I have heard for quite some time. De-friending is too good for them.

I say honey. Usually in sympathy, as in, "oh, honey honey honey!"

But I despise being called honey when it's said in a sarcastic, demeaning way. And hun and hunni make the bile rise.

But CY you're American, you're absolutely allowed/expected to say Honey.