Quote:
Originally Posted by Benzgirl
I will never call anyone "Honey" again. Look at what might happen.
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LOL. I can see why Danielle(sp) felt she was being patronized or talked down to. I translated the "honey" in that instance to mean "look here, crazy bitch, calm down...I'm trying to be nice."
rant/
I always hated pet names (not to be confused with nicknames). If you (in general) aren't my parents or my significant other, don't call me "honey," "sweetie," "baby," or any derivative. It will change the nature of the interaction. Depending on the context and especially if you're a man, I will pause and will most likely politely tell you to not to call me that. I have had verbal altercations with men who had dumb responses like "what woman doesn't like being called 'sweetie?!' You must not like men."
/rant
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