# Sweetness **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 27, 2000, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetness/42889 "2000-11-27T18:27:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetness/42889/1 "2000-11-27T18:27:07Z")
Lately I’ve heard a lot of people from the board and IRL say I’m sweet. I’m a bit confused about this. Is being sweet a good thing or a bad thing? Is it possible to be too sweet? Am I really sweet or is this just a way to sound like you are complementing someone? I would also like to hear from anyone who is familiar from me in chat and on the board to say if they think I’m sweet. I know this is the opposite of a pity party, but I really do want to know. Curious in Canada Keith ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetness/42889/2 "2000-11-27T18:29:50Z")
I only know you from chat/the board… but I’d have to say yeah you’re pretty sweet. I’d say it’s a good thing. People know they can count on you to pick them up and dust them off when they fall down. ---
**Author:** ![JoeyHemlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@JoeyHemlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeyHemlock)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetness/42889/3 "2000-11-27T18:55:11Z")
I’ll quote the early '90s FOX television show **Herman’s Head** (a great show, IMHO): “Women like sweet, they just won’t sleep with it.” ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetness/42889/4 "2000-11-27T19:00:37Z")
I loved Herman’s Head, and I happen to agree with this little nugget of wisdom passed on by the wonder’s that are sit-com writers. ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetness/42889/5 "2000-11-27T19:06:30Z")
Oh yeah, and when I saw the thread title, I was thinking it was going to be about that Smiths song about Joan of Arc… darn. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetness/42889/6 "2000-11-27T19:20:23Z")
…I was only joking when I said I’d like to break every tooth in your head… …I was only joking when I said by rights you should be bludgeoned in your bed… I love that song!!! ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetness/42889/7 "2000-11-27T19:22:40Z")
As do I, Quick. Not that YOU cause me to feel that way Odie! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetness/42889/8 "2000-11-27T19:23:29Z")
::sigh:: I guess my thread is officially hijacked and Nym wasn’t even here 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetness/42889/9 "2000-11-27T19:26:06Z")
Yeah, HERMAN’S HEAD really nailed it. It means the women don’t mind having you around to lift heavy stuff and open up the pickle jars and things, but no sex. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Saint\_Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Zero)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetness/42889/10 "2000-11-27T19:32:50Z")
I’ve never had a problem with it. Being called “Sweet” hasn’t hampered my ability to get laid. Granted, I’m married, but still. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetness/42889/11 "2000-11-27T19:37:38Z")
First off, Damn you Rasa and Quicksilver! I now have that song in my head! (And I’m getting college flashbacks…first time I ever heard the song was when two really good friends played it for me.) Second, yes Odie, you’re sweet. And Rasa nailed it - “People know they can count on you to pick them up and dust them off when they fall down.” _hugs and a smooch_ As for the Herman’s Head quote…well, _I’D_ sleep with someone who was sweet. But that’s just me. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetness/42889/12 "2000-11-27T19:48:24Z")
Of _course_ you’re sweet, Odie! 🙂 And it’s a good thing, too. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetness/42889/13 "2000-11-27T19:59:50Z")
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{Keith}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} I love sweet men. I’m married to one. And, yes, I do think you’re a doll. You’re one of the people who I look forward to seeing in chat. 🙂 Robin ---
**Author:** ![OldBroad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@OldBroad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldBroad)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetness/42889/14 "2000-11-27T23:26:52Z")
If it’s good enough for Walter Payton… ---
**Author:** ![CanadianSue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@CanadianSue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanadianSue)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetness/42889/15 "2000-11-27T23:46:15Z")
Of course you are sweet! You are a good hearted man who shows a true kindness and respect towards your friends. ---
**Author:** ![SmoothOperator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@SmoothOperator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmoothOperator)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetness/42889/16 "2000-11-27T23:47:46Z")
Yes…you are a sweet man. I always enjoy talking with you in chat and look for you when I’m in there. (big smooches) ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetness/42889/17 "2000-11-28T00:03:13Z")
So then I’m not the only one who saw the title to this thread and thought it was going to be about Walter Payton. _sniff_ Corey Dillon _sniff_ ---
**Author:** ![Angkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Angkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angkins)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetness/42889/18 "2000-11-28T00:38:44Z")
Sorry, Odie. I think you are an asshole and I only want you for sex 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Angkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Angkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angkins)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetness/42889/19 "2000-11-28T00:41:08Z")
Ok… OK… I admit it!!! You are sweet too 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Nymysys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f6c823/32.png) [@Nymysys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nymysys)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetness/42889/20 "2000-11-28T00:43:28Z")
Well, I _DID_ think you were sweet until that crack. ☹ Overall, though, you’re a pretty good guy. 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetness/42889.md?page=2)