muikabochi 208 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Someone today asked me "do people always call their b/f g/f wives etc 'sweetheart'? I laughed because I would never say that, but then started to wonder. Is sweetheart a word you would use? Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 no. I call my wife "oi" but silently in my head. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I use nice words, but that ain't one of 'em! Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 my wife and I are complete dorks, we use all the "cute" stuff. But, sweetheart isn't common at all. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 now that we have a baby, my wife has taken to calling me daddy as if our baby was speaking. But I still call her by her name Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 You're supposed to use mommy... seriuosly. I'm quite sure every mom's dream is to have her baby's first word be "mommy". You're supposed to model that stuff and hook up your wife with that first word. By the way, congratulations! Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Originally Posted By: thursday. now that we have a baby, my wife has taken to calling me daddy as if our baby was speaking. But I still call her by her name i gotta admit i've always found it weird when couples start calling each other "mummy" and "daddy". i can only imagine how bizarre things must get in the sack Link to post Share on other sites
farquah 0 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Originally Posted By: muikabochi Someone today asked me "do people always call their b/f g/f wives etc 'sweetheart'? I laughed because I would never say that, but then started to wonder. Is sweetheart a word you would use? Only when asking my secretary to run along and make me a cup of tea whilst patting her bum as she goes out! Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 wouldnt use it often - no. "Honey" we use a lot more. Ohhh and sad to say it is a rare bub that says Mama before Dada. It is actually more difficult for them to say. Developmentally - Dads win! Unless of course you teach your baby sign language, because they can sign well before they can talk - something to do with no choking as a newborn and some area of the throat needing to shift lower to allow for speech - read it in some research paper in my Uni days... Signing Mum in Auslan is easier than signing Dad. The "Mummy", "Daddy" thing usually wears off as the kid talks for themselves - and it is a new parent phenomena for the most part. Jaded multiple time parents are much less likely to be so Kawaiiii!! Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 that makes sense mamabear. I also read somewhere that babies learn to sign quite early. It was recommended by moms to develop communications skills. Thanks for reminding me. Link to post Share on other sites
Ewok 2 1 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 often heard my brother in low calling my sister "ne ne chotto..." sweetheart desuka.. how about pumpkin? Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I call my wife 'Gus' as in 'Gusai' Its a kind of oyaji word, very offensive, I love also how its very similar to 'kusai'. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 cool. My baby holds a fist and moves it up and down when he sees me. Maybe his mum taught him. I haven't mean actively saying daddy daddy in from of him but his mum is very actively saying mummy mummy all the time at him. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Originally Posted By: samurai that makes sense mamabear. I also read somewhere that babies learn to sign quite early. It was recommended by moms to develop communications skills. Thanks for reminding me. I only had one signer out of the 4. Bear cub #2. He picked it up really fast and was communicating his needs by 6 months no worries. Didn't walk til he was 12 months but boy could that kid boss me around!! He did not speak until he was 18 months because he saw no need. He was in day care and his daycarer chucked a fit because he was signing to her and not talking. She thought he was developmentally behind. Well one day he opened his mouth and spoke in sentances. Doing really well in English (unlike his brothers), and has brilliant social skills (also unlike his brothers). I often wonder if it was genetics, or the signing, or just an 'Act of God'. LOL Who knows!? Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Originally Posted By: muikabochi Is sweetheart a word you would use? Yes, but only for my daughter who's still little and not so often. There are loads of cutier, funnier, happier, more endearing, more original and simply better ways to say the same thing. Sweetheart to an adult sounds condescending or at least insincere. It reminds me of that awful woman in "Secrets and Lies". Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Originally Posted By: farquah Originally Posted By: muikabochi Someone today asked me "do people always call their b/f g/f wives etc 'sweetheart'? I laughed because I would never say that, but then started to wonder. Is sweetheart a word you would use? Only when asking my secretary to run along and make me a cup of tea whilst patting her bum as she goes out! Quality!!! Yeah, sweetheart isn't a word that I use unless I'm taking the piss!! I sometimes call her "Baby-chan" though Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Cringe word for me. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Originally Posted By: spook Originally Posted By: thursday. now that we have a baby, my wife has taken to calling me daddy as if our baby was speaking. But I still call her by her name i gotta admit i've always found it weird when couples start calling each other "mummy" and "daddy". i can only imagine how bizarre things must get in the sack that begs the question, who's yo daddy?! I think calling your spouse by daddy, mommy, and the likes is very strange. I wouldnt want to be called by that. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 While I would be happy to hear the feeling, I wouldn't want someone to call me sweetheart. I like originality, so I want an original name. Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 My mates wife complained that he didn't have a nice cuddly nickname especially for her, so he made one up. FUR BURGER Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Originally Posted By: spook Originally Posted By: thursday. now that we have a baby, my wife has taken to calling me daddy as if our baby was speaking. But I still call her by her name i gotta admit i've always found it weird when couples start calling each other "mummy" and "daddy". i can only imagine how bizarre things must get in the sack Actually we do that! It's even better when my son's hot Kindy teacher calls me "Daddy".. We sometimes use Honey and it cracked us up one day when our youngest one yells out to me or my wife "Honey"! Everyone had pet names.. but FUR BURGER??? Mantas.. let's try to keep it clean eh! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 If you want to hear sweetheart, watch American Idol. Simon uses it on every girl contestant. Link to post Share on other sites
Curt 1 Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Another reason not to watch that then! Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 +1 would be likely to wallop me one if I did! She is also likely to react badly if a salesgirl called her that. It is, as said elsewhere, quite a condescending and insincere "fluff" word. Kinda like "dearie" or "darl", both of which give me the horrors. Link to post Share on other sites
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