With flirting, is there a difference between calling someone "darling" or "my darling"?

[tiffanyblues]

A guy I'm speaking with used to always say "see you later darling/love" etc but today has said "see you later my darling" and the change feels significant but I'm not sure if I'm overthinking it.

No I think the two are interchangeable. You are obviously keen as you’re in the forensic analysis stage of what they do and say!

In what way does it feel significant to you?

How long have you been talking? Have you not met him IRL yet?

Yeah. You’re overthinking it

Totally overthinking.

I'd have got the ick the first time he called me darling/love, whether there was a my in front of it or not, especially if we'd not been chatting long and never met.

Remember that he probably calls all women love/darling. How long have you been speaking? Have you met in person?

I call the children in my class 'my love' or 'my darling'...never 'love' or 'darling' though thinking about it 🤔