LoveLife | April 06, 2009 | 7 comments

Pet names might be the secret to a lasting relationship

source: http://life.bitchbuzz.com/the-secret-to-a-lasting-relationship-pet-names.html

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Pet names kinda make me want to puke (especially when they're overly cutesy or contrived... no man should ever be called snuggle-pie in public). However, the lovey dovey love birds might be doing something healthy for their relationship when they address one another with an extra helping of sentimental cheese. According to relationship experts, using pet names is essentially telling your partner that you care enough about your relationship to develop your own private way of communicating, and that spells commitment! And the sweeter the name, the more positive the connotation (and the more nauseating for anyone within earshot), making your partner feel even better about the two of you. How sweet.
But don't go thinking that hurling sweet nothings at the person you're with is the ticket to eternal bliss. No nickname, no matter how sweet, can ever save a bad relationship. Screaming "Baby, you're being a bitch!" or "F*ck you cupcake!" really isn't the kind of positive, personal communication these experts are talking about.

So, spill it. What's the best // worst // funniest pet name you've ever heard?
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7 comments // Pet names might be the secret to a lasting relationship

  • ash_theory
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      ash_theory  

    • I can actually agree with this because I know it's a special thing to call someone "babe" and it's kind of a connection, and it means a little bit more than them calling you just by your name.

    • 4 years ago
  • julimc
  • ash_theory
  • ClareW
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      ClareW  

    • I don't think pet names can ever be good for a relationship, they just make you feel like a child and like you might not be able to function in normal society.

    • 4 years ago
  • Tori
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      Tori  

    • Hmmm, so should I be worried that the first nickname my now husband came up with for me (granted many, many years ago - more than a decade in fact) was "chunky, stanky, hairy, Russian buttloaf"?

      He was trying to deter me from using the nickname I came up with for him (Dave-o-matic, which really isn't that bad, right?!) by giving me a bad one, but it didn't work.

      Fortunately, his name for me was too long so it didn't stick. Rookie. ;)

    • 4 years ago
  • joshuaheller
  • mattbrawn
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      mattbrawn  

    • I went out with a girl who loved to call me 'Snugglebum.'

      At home, it was quite cute, but it most certainly is not a a good look in front of all of your rugby team...

    • 4 years ago
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