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Calling each other "babe"
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My flatmates who are also girlfriend and boyfriend have stopped using their birth names and now only refer to each other as "babe", "babes" or "hun".

Is this ridiculous over-use of terms of affection normal??!
It is annoying the living sh*te out of me.
Do you think it's normal?
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DrSham (5677)
2007-02-03 16:42:48
They are OBVIOUSLY complete and utter morons.
I suggest you start calling them "babe" and "babes" to annoy them.
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smithee (4389)
2007-02-03 16:50:13
tell them to shut the fuck up and say you're tired of them saying that

-or-

you can be a pussy and continue letting them say that compulsively. Your choice be annoyed or end the nonsense
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MeLikeBoobs (5645)
2007-02-03 16:50:56
@: DrSham
LOL, thats exactly what I do. It really does work actually as it makes them aware.
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crazyme (4954)
2007-02-04 00:58:11
hahaha I agree with DrSham...I bet they gonna stop calling babe soon.
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RedSpadeMADZ (5596)
2007-02-17 14:13:37
L00SERS?
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g0misradicallywhack (6027)
2007-02-19 14:14:02
Sent them a letter telling them to SHUT THE F@=K UP! Anonumusly, of course.
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Jackeh (6431)
2007-03-08 16:00:37
Stab them in their sleep.
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misogynecologist (6137)
2007-03-08 19:27:08
no it is not and i suggest torture.
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surferchick (6811)
2007-03-21 16:13:53
@: DrSham
lol i agree. start using your own terms of affection, and if u can't think of any others, babe words just as well. i wouldn't get too worked up about it though. annoying ppl is fun though..........
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kristina_696969 (6736)
2007-03-26 06:52:59
I personally think it is cute! I am happy for them!
And, what they call each other is ther business no one elses!

But, I am going to post something...is anyone else annoyed that when they go to a store or gas station the clerk calls them HUN....YUCK!!! Usually some big fat slob!
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DrSham (5677)
2007-04-10 10:32:13
@: kristina_696969
My point exactly hun
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24hourman (7306)
2007-04-10 15:02:19
Yes,this is annoying and childish terminology.
I have heard my neighbours calling each other this.
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:)..BeHappy (7475)
2007-04-16 10:08:00
this girl at school, we used to be friends, everytime she talks to me shes always like.. "hey babe".. or "hey hun".. and it just really annoys me, she talks to me as if shes older& better than me.
then she asks me questions about stuff i would only tell my best friends.
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DrSham (5677)
2007-04-17 07:11:50
@: :)..BeHappy
Once you finger her front bottom she may stop calling you babe...
I am unlikely however to ever finger my flatmate as she is ugly as sin.
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kristina_696969 (6736)
2007-05-01 19:11:09
GGrrr...went into a gas station the other day and this thing that weighgd about 250 and was about 5' called me hun again.

I finally did I asked her why...she said it's just a greeting. I told her I didn't think it was appropriate and she got defensive..
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WHYme (8965)
2007-08-01 16:30:25
Babe is just another way of telling someone they are soft and gentle.

After to agree that the term hun is a well over used expression!
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comalies (6298)
2007-08-09 23:14:00
i think is cute..specially when my bf says it
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Killington (1913)
2007-09-27 13:46:21
u guys r all mad cus the only time u got called babe was when your mommy was kissing your cock
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Clansman147 (11907)
2007-12-25 10:13:22
@: DrSham
Does having Dr in your name imply you are actually a doctor in something? Or do you use it to act like one?

p.s. I'm not taking the piss I'm generally curious because I've seen others with it.
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DrSham (5677)
2008-01-13 13:06:55
@: Clansman147
I am a doctor.
Are you a Clansman? If so are you the 147th of your clan?
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TheLegendaryOne (15883)
2008-08-21 18:54:13
@: comalies
FucK that!!!!!!!!!!!!
babe..........what?.......next thing you he going to start calling you "baby cakes"
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SURGIWAX (15981)
2008-08-26 22:33:49
What's wrong with that, babe?
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CuppycakeXD (16032)
2008-08-29 20:13:33
I knooowww.
It's so ... awkward
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Sexcrzyfuck (16169)
2008-09-08 23:38:09
@: Jackeh
haha thats why i'd go.
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YumInsanity (16176)
2008-09-09 12:53:47
when they are asleep in bed, get naked and slide in between them (don't forget to lube yourself up with ky) then say "All this talk of babes and huns is getting me hornay!" then rape the both of them. for hours. but only if your serious about getting them to stop
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MIZZSP0NG3BOB (16295)
2008-09-14 14:56:13
lol its cute...but i see how it gets annoying...
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crimson_mamba (17034)
2008-10-27 21:01:19
They are in stupid land. And by that I mean they are "in love" Its disgusting. and annoying.




buuuut that is just what couples do. Its cliche. Its overused.



If it helps try to associate these words with something funny, like an inside joke...
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Superman201 (18332)
2008-12-08 13:58:17
The only reason why they calling each other babe is because they are in like 6 relationships and cba remembering each ones names
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Ollieo (19003)
2009-01-19 06:28:39
Your reaction is normal. Tell them to keep their pet names and pillow talk to themselves. What they call each other privately is their business. When they do so constantly in your presence, even as a room mate, it awkwardly involves you in their intimacy.

I also hate the overly familiar and patronizing "hun" etc from strangers. Who do these people think the are?
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kaydizzle23 (20182)
2009-02-12 23:18:37
i dont see a problem hearing it every now and then, but every minute.. that would be wayy too much to hear those words.
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thefreeman (20085)
2009-02-13 12:55:00
@: Superman201
I agree
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verppisces030990 (20454)
2009-02-22 13:07:57
omg!!! i soooooo agree with you... :S... my BF calls me babe... rarely uses my name.. and it really annoys the hell outta me.. i don't know what to do to get him to stop saying it without hurting his feelings or anything..
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LittleLady17 (20548)
2009-02-25 16:43:13
It's a term of endearment the me and my fiancee constantly use, and is actually none of your buisness what they say to each other. It would be like walking in on them having sex and saying, "Oh my GOD! Would you please STOP doing your own thing and respect that I'm king of this freaking place!" Get used to it, it's all over the world.
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winterfresh (21111)
2009-03-20 05:12:26
Hahaha was it me? Geeze I better stop doing that with my pookie wookie bear.

But we're not stopping in the bedroom,mmmmk?
It turns me on to be called cuddly wuddly hun in bed. ;)
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Rhonda (23175)
2009-05-18 19:06:46
Do they have any dalmations :D remember the husband and wife with the dogs that thought they were called "darling" and "dear"?

It may be a local dialect thing .... customers from the Nottingham area I speak to at work call me "duck", in Shetland I get "peerie" meaning little as I'm not very tall. "Hen" is a name some scottish customers address me by ... I just let it wash over, they don't mean to be irritating.
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readyfreddy (23623)
2009-05-29 19:22:16
Start calling them babe and hun too, see if they laugh when you say it.
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abbyhelps (25915)
2009-07-23 18:32:14
@: TheLegendaryOne
Ok, you should just be like: ok, its over! we get it, we all know you have each other! YOU WON!!! ok? WE GET IT. Just stop! please...jesus. OMG we get it... JUST STOP!! (then some yelling)and then continue, UGHHH I hate it! (if they start to talk) NO, JUST SHUT UP! Just shut the F**k up! please...im sorry for the outburst...
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PsychoNikki (26118)
2009-07-26 13:39:54
I have to agree my best friend and her boyfriend do this all the time and I absolutely detest it. A guy tried that on me once...I still have one of his balls in a jar. I don't mind nicknames (not silly pet names mind you, just nicknames) but I draw the line at that. Guys are always coming up with these nicknames retarded nicknames for me (like Mama? ewe...) but I'd take that over the stripper name my mother gave me (I'll never tell) or BABE!
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TheRedSheep94 (28875)
2009-09-30 07:51:35
start calling the girls fanni and the boys cocks
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Galezilla (34121)
2010-01-05 08:25:09
Haha, I only call my boyfriend "babe" jokingly. I can't take pet names seriously. I get kind of annoyed when he calls me "honey".
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iHaveNoSenseOfHumour (34190)
2010-01-07 07:00:48
d'aww that's so cuuutee :D
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BugzBunnae (35155)
2010-01-22 09:26:19
@: DrSham
Leave em' alone! They must love each other! YES it IS normal! And as for it annoying you, try falling in love, I BET you would come up with a silly name too. And think about it would you really want to be like "Hi (name) how are you today? I love you (name), that is my (name) right there *talking about him/her to other people* It would get boring after a while LOL
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