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I'm texting her and she calls me babe with love hearts on it.
What does she mean when she says it?
I ask this specific question due to the fact that I am still learning more about relationships even though I'm already in one.
Is her calling me babe a good thing or a bad thing?
People use it as a term of endearment. Personally I hate it, I find it really cringy.
I personally don't like 'babe' but I'm a woman. I find it patronising because I'm not a baby. But from a girl to a guy it can be cute, in a 'you're safe with me' sort of way. It always used to be guys looking after girls (and I got sick of how rigid that stereotype was - nobody *always* needs to be the more vulnerable partner). Now it can be girls looking after guys sometimes, too.
I used it ironically to address a male work colleague once. He was annoying me, and I didn't want to embarrass myself by showing I was bothered. So I used a patronising pet name to try and give an impression of coolness and control. I said 'Babe - don't force me to be impolite'.
It wouldn't be okay for a male colleague to say it to a female colleague though, because guys have historically used pet names to patronise women by being over-familiar or sexually suggestive with them instead of being professional, and women haven't historically been allowed to do it back. A female colleague might feel insulted by it.
But in a relationship it's clear that you're only saying it to show affection. Familiarity is entirely appropriate in this context!
Wait is this a troll post?
If it isn't, sorry but most people know that babe is a common loving term for your partner lol, similar to "honey" or "sweetie" with different connotations
it's a good thing ofc
No it wasn't a troll post I had this question in mind because I'm really trying to understand better in my relationship as well as understanding the partner I love the most when she says it to me. I know and now understand what she meant by when she calls me babe, I'll think of something to call her in good terms.
I'm sorry if my post looked like a troll post.