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Pet names like baby/babe
I feel weird calling my boyfriend baby or babe. It just doesn't flow right. I can call him baby/babe over text with no problem but in person or over the phone it makes me cringe. I know this is petty but with my other boyfriends it came so easy and I would even forget that they had real names cause I was just always calling them baby. Does this mean anything? Or am I just reading too much into it? I'm 24 btw and I've only been dating this guy for 6 months. I dated my last boyfriend for over 2 years before he ended it in April
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I believe it doesn't meant anything. I feel weird calling my boyfriend babe/baby (i do it sometimes) but I feel totally fine calling my best female friend babe. it's just a pet name. I feel weird calling my boyfriend pet names in person.
My boyfriend calls me "Honey" and every once in a while baby.
I call him "Lover-boy" and "Honey"
We both call each other "Snugglebuddy"
Pet names are very cute and fun in a relationship. It is also something you shouldn't feel weird or forced to do. So it can be easier with some people, harder with others.
Just don't over think it :)
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My girlfriend calls me snuggledove. Just come up with funny pet names for each other.
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So since you already know what it feels like to call others by a pet name or by baby, think about whether there is anything different about the others compared to him, in looks, character, how they treat you, things in common, etc.
It may be something that misses catching your attention like being attracted to his looks but not his character. Or it may be one little thing.
I know with first husband, the calling of hon or babe faded away as he continued to treat me disrespectfully and be verbally abusive. Just a one liner like, God is that all you can come up with? or I didn't ask for your opinion so be quiet! What are you, an imbecile?
6 months should be enough time to know if there is some real chemistry between you two. If on a scale of zero or 1 to 5 he is a zero, one or two as far as having chemistry with you, that may explain why its not feeling natural to call him babe. If its 3,4 or 5, then there should be some chemistry there. If you know for sure there is, but you still dont feel like calling him that and there are no character flaws in him that could be affecting it, then dont worry about it and just enjoy him.
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If this is your only concern in your relationship, then it's not a big deal. Call him by his real name or come up with a pet name you like better for him. There are many to choose from; honey, sweetie, darling... even more creative names like babyluv, honeybear, etc...
Otherwise, consider how you really feel about him, whether or not you do or don't feel the love and affection enough for him to call him by affectionate names.
That said, no relationships should end just because you don't like calling him a nickname.
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