terms of endearment

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LindaOH @LindaOHio (222534) • United States 4 Feb 20

"Terms of Endearment" is a comedy-drama which was released in 1983. It was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won 5 and won 4 Golden Globes. The box office receipts were $108.4 million against a budget of $8 million. The film...

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Call Me "Baby"

wiLLmaH @wiLLmaH (8801) • Singapore, Singapore 16 Oct 15

I saw a post of @PhredWreck and I came up on this idea for a discusion. My husband is my high school sweetheart and before the school ends, he ended up our relationship too. Yes, he broke up with me. Haha! After 10 years apart,...

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lovcie @lovcie (116) • Philippines 16 Jul 12

Mahal, Ga, Loves, Honey, Sweetheart are the common terms of endearment I often hear for those in a relationship. This is the term they use to show their sweetness to each other. When I gave birth to our eldest, my husband and I...

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Dear ? Mama? Hon? Which One?

eurekafemme @eurekafemme (5874) • Philippines 30 Sep 11

This may sound absurd, silly and so shallow but I really am resenting this. I myself doesn't know exactly why but I just couldn't take it. He used to call me 'Dear' when we were friends. I was Ok with it. When we got into a...

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What is your terms of endearment?

laniekins @laniekins (4579) • Philippines 3 Aug 10

What do you usually call your partner, husband, wife, boyfriend and girlfriend? I am in a relationship for 6 years and he called me "pangit" meaning "ugly" and I called him "bakla" means "gay". Bizarre isn't? Haha, I want to...

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Winky @msfrancisco9369 (10002) • Boston, Massachusetts 1 Oct 09

let's talk about something that is dear to our hearts--the terms of endearment! are you conscious about this? calling your loved ones by special name/s? are you comforatable and proud enough to let other people know how you call...

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What is your term of endearment?:)

myralmedo @myralmedo (815) • Philippines 10 Mar 09

i know to some our term here is "baduy" or corny of having terms of endearment with your bf/gf/partner. But it's nice to know that some boyfriends agreed to have one (especially it will also determine if they are...

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Do You Call Others' Kids Darling etc?

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 19 Nov 08

I don't know when it happened but I realized just the other day that I was calling my son's friend "Sweetie." Apparently I am now old enough to do that since it was quite an acceptable term for this young man. He didn't flinch and...

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endearments...how do you call each other...

petiksmode @petiksmode (2983) • Philippines 2 Jul 08

my mom and my dad call each other by their names..my older sister and her bf call each other "moks"...i used to have a bf who calls me "angel" , "mahal" , "mama" , and "honey" the one i am seeing right now we call each other...

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Name Calling

Modestah @Modestah (11177) • United States 25 Jun 08

What do/did you call your parents by What do your children call you? My girls call my husband Daddy and my son calls him Dad and they each call me something different Mommy Mah-um (mom really drawn out) and my...

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sweet names!

roanne05 @roanne05 (1290) • Oman 12 Jun 08

i am single right now...my last relationship,,,we use to call each other mahal or mahal ko...meaning love or my love. i still wanted the same term of endearment with my next one..how about you???

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patronizing talk

4monsters4me @4monsters4me (2569) • United States 17 May 07

Do you find it patronizing or offensive with strangers or people you barely know use terms of endearment when talking to you? I'm not talking about little old ladies. My landlord is the most obnoxious person I know and when he...

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Does your way of calling your partner change after getting a child?

rogen_andrei @rogen_andrei (638) • Philippines 16 Apr 07

Honey, darling, sweetheart, baby, love... are some of those terms couples fondly call each other, especially during the early stage of their relationship. But do these things seem to disappear when they get a child? :P My mom...

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Do you have nicknames for your children???

creematee @creematee (2810) • United States 13 Apr 07

The reason why I ask is I was recently in a grocery store and was calling to my kids. I used their nicknames so they would come to me. An older woman tsked at me and told me how awful it was to give children names that they will...

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What are your spousal nicknames

Modestah @Modestah (11177) • United States 17 Mar 07

What are your spousal nicknames? That you are free to share? How long have you had the nicknames for each other. How did they come about? --------------------------------------------------- Bip or dear for dh I don't...

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What is your pet name for your grandparents?

Kylalynn @Kylalynn (1771) • South Africa 13 Mar 07

Our grandchildren call my husband, their grandfather "GROUCHY". Any other strange names for your grandparents? Would love to hear them!

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galatea @galatea (686) • Philippines 28 Feb 07

what are your terms of emdearment for your partner? buttercup? sweetcakes? i used to call mine shuggy, from sugar.then we had a fight, and after the fight i called him shusie, i duuno why. we also called eachother hunny and...

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Do you and your partner have PET NAMES for each other?

mommydiaries @mommydiaries (191) • Philippines 21 Feb 07

I read in a redbook article that having pet names for each other makes a relationship stronger. Intimacy is strengthened by sharing this private secret. WHile other people may hear you calling each other by your pet names, most of...

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The "N" word

schoolteacher15 @schoolteacher15 (15) • United States 12 Feb 07

So what is the deal with the "N" word. Have African Americans made this matter worse by using it in comedy, rap songs, and terms of endearment for their friends and family? How is it that carcasian youth have started using the...

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Sweetheart? Darling? Honey? Love? Babes?

apple4doc @apple4doc (37) • Philippines 31 Jan 07

Are terms of endearment like sweetheart, darling, honey, love, babes, popular all over the world? If yes, what term of endearment do you use, and why?

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