Calling other women pet names

[DH14]

How do any of you girls feel about a man who is either married, engaged or in a long term relationship calling other women by pet names such as "doll" etc...and winking at them

I wouldn't like it if it was my DP. I'm his " boo" and wouldn't like him to call anyone else this, but it doesn't really bother me if other men do it to me. I don't find it offensive, although I suppose it depends in what context. Being called "love" or similar wouldn't bother me. But I can see how things like " babe" might be taken the wrong way.

It depends on the person delivering it with me. DH is in the building trade and some of his mates are very much like this 'Alright Love/sweetheart/whatever' or 'Looking good Mrs DH ' All said in a jovial affectionate way rather than a slimy way. At least that's how I take it anyway and these men are on the whole married or have a DP that they seem really happy with.

Some men fancy themselves as "ladies' men" They make me shudder.

But what do I know? I'm a woman. Maybe some girls will come along in a bit?

I can't take a post seriously in FWR if the OP addresses girls.

True Demi my DH affectionate name for me is 'Honey' so i might flinch a bit if I heard him calling a female friend of ours that. I cant imagine him doing so though and have never heard him do so.

Not many girls on MN - this is a site where users are adults.

Or are you wanting those of use with DDs to ask them? If so, what age female children are you interested in? And why?

Agreed Bertrand. I think it's context. If someone is patronising me / putting me down / making a show of me by using 'dear' 'calm down dear' or' love' as examples, then I'll probably politely call them out on it. Sometimes someone calls me love or dear and I can see it's just how they speak and they are meaning to be friendly - so I'll just be friendly back.
It used to drive me mad when I was younger but now I'm an invisible older woman, it happens much more rarely.

I'd have a low opinion of any infantilising 'pet name' such as 'doll' being applied to any woman. And as a 'doll' is a mere plaything, it's a pretty crap thing to call a girl either.

And if the question was really meant to be what women think of an OH who flirts with other women - I guess many of us would think it was a bit of a red flag.

What do blokes think if their OH flirts with other men?

I thought this thread was going to be about women giving each other pet names and wondered why that would be cntroversial!

I hate blokes calling me love or doll etc but I don't mind women doing it
I think because the former seems patronising and the latter seems quite sweet.

When I lived in fife everybody called everybody doll.