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Is it offensive or outdated to call someone "sweetheart" or "honey" or else?
Are they exclusive to females?
Is it really ok to call people so when you're not a couple?
Is it offensive or outdated to call someone "sweetheart" or "honey" or else?
Are they exclusive to females?
Is it really ok to call people so when you're not a couple?
Are they exclusive to females?
Is it really ok to call people so when you're not a couple?
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@Pumpk-a-boo
It’s both offensive and outdated.
I’m old enough to remember when men used to call women these names all the time, whether they knew them or not. It’s a really bad vibe. Not something that you want to repeat!
When it comes to cute names and things like that, if you’re not 110% sure that the person you’re speaking to is going to like it, don’t say it. Just don’t say it.
Because here is a fact of life that you can bet money on – if you call a woman a name that she doesn’t like, she will never ever ever ever ever forget it. NEVER.
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