Cringey pet names

tassajara · by **tassajara** » Fri May 11, 2022 11:17 am

My OH's nickname is Beaker (he's a ginger scientist), and I probably use that or Sweetie as often as I use his name.

He wouldn't dare use a nickname for me, only two friends are allowed get away with any variation of my name- Spawn and Dawneen- mostly because they make me laugh every time I hear them.

As for baba/ snookums/ etc, they make my skin crawl even hearing them in a normal voice.

Time For A Change · by **Time For A Change** » Fri May 11, 2022 11:34 am

We have nicknames for each other, but would never say them in public.

I hate the Mummy/Daddy, what really freaks me out, is when a couple call each other that.....and don't have any children!!! Thank God I've heard it once or twice...... but the baby voice.....that's just creepy!

teapotty · by **teapotty** » Fri May 11, 2022 11:36 am

Jees I saw this thread title but never clicked into it. I was so sure it was in Furry Friends- thought it was going to be all about a dog called Pat or a cat called Mary :innocent:

Anyway, we might stretch to hon or honey in front of others but that would really be only in our house cos it comes kinda naturally there. If we were out and about we'd just say our real names to each other.

micls · by **micls** » Fri May 11, 2022 5:15 pm

Cringe....we use baba. It sounds ridiculous typing it but it stuck back when we were 17/18 :D Not in a baby voice and not in public though. Although Ihave caught myself once or twice in public using it without thinking.

Jacqueline Hyde · by **Jacqueline Hyde** » Fri May 11, 2022 6:02 pm

We're kinda like Bazinga.

H only uses my name if he's angry with me. I said this to him recently and he's started using it in normal conversation. I use his name all the time. In lieu of my name me uses things like 'baby' or (more likely) 'wife'. I quite like it. He uses 'wife' in public.

Luka · by **Luka** » Fri May 11, 2022 6:15 pm

Emme wrote:I call him scaldy balls and he calls me cardboard box head. Pedanker has stuck as well.

You nearly made me spit out a mouthful of very cheap (aldi) red wine! :o0

We are SOO sad. We are together since 1999, I'm 37 & dh is nearly 40 :eek

& he calls me " baby" & I call him "baby" & we have always done so. Pathetic :o0

Mari yay · by **Mari yay** » Fri May 11, 2022 9:11 pm

It was the baby voice that made me feel ill though, should have named the thread Cringey pet name voices :-8

I swear I don't judge anyone that says baby but not the baby voice please Jesus no!

fixibelle · by **fixibelle** » Sun May 13, 2022 6:05 am

Emme - brilliant! :o0

yippeeme · by **yippeeme** » Sun May 13, 2022 1:52 pm

I actually can't cope with the babe or babes or any of those pet names. They make me cringe and i'd say if i called DH babe he'd give me a slap, we're not into that at all. The pet names in a baby voice would send me over the edge altogether. We're not into PDA's either and are about as romantic as a wet fish, so i suppose thats why we don't do pet names or baby voices. Each to their own though!

Emme · by **Emme** » Sun May 13, 2022 1:56 pm

yippeeme wrote:I actually can't cope with the babe or babes or any of those pet names. They make me cringe and i'd say if i called DH babe he'd give me a slap, we're not into that at all. The pet names in a baby voice would send me over the edge altogether. We're not into PDA's either and are about as romantic as a wet fish, so i suppose thats why we don't do pet names or baby voices. Each to their own though!

Ya didn't get that ticker by slapping each other with wet fishes...ya dirty pair!