The platonic "honey".

In My Humble Opinion
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You know, this was a surprisingly happy thread, considering people can get so hostile by being called “sir.” But I really see no need to be THAT mean.*

I use endearments all the time. You wanna score points? Call a man “tiger.” I do make an effort to know my customers names, but there are just too many of them and I frequently have to get their attention, so I pretty much run through almost everything listed here. (Although my favorite attention getter is “You are the blind, act like it.”

What? I’m 38! I’m not OLDER! Not two years away from older either! I am light years away from older. I’m still young!

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California checking in.

With women I know well I use “baby”, “honey”, “dear” when my SO is not present. Not that it would offend her but mainly because it’s some sort of an unspoken rule that in her presence these words would refer to her unless preceded with “<name>, honey”.

With men I use “dude” and “man”

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I’m from West Texas. Born and raised here. Lived here most of my life. Darlin’ isn’t all that uncommon here. I use it myself fairly often.

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As I’ve been reading this, something occured to me;
I don’t recall ever seeing someone post who claims to be from Oklahoma!
They probably have, and I just don’t recall. Gettin’ old. :wink: Y’all cain’t all be in Bakersfield!
Anyway, It seems my question has been answered. Only on King of the Hill is such a thing done, honey.
Peace, darlin’.
mangeorge

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Never heard that one in my neck of the woods, which is Texas. Countless women around here call each other “honey” or “hon” or “sugar”, sometimes “sweetie” in a strictly platonic way to convey friendliness or a casual tone, perhaps, and have heard about the same number of women use it in a strictly platonic manner towards men.

But I’ve never heard a man call another man “honey” around here. It’s usually “dude”, “Bubba” (yes, really :rolleyes: ) “Buddy”, “man”, or something along those lines for men who do not know each other and who probably don’t know each other’s names. I’ve called guys “honey” and “sugar” plenty of times when I don’t know their names and there’s nothing terribly intimate meant by it; just friendliness.

“Darlin’” isn’t that common 'round these parts. People seem to prefer “hon” or “sweetie” or “sugar”.

I hail from East Texas by birth. I live central now.

We don’t really say “howdy” all the time. [ul]
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