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Addressing your significant other by their actual name should be more normalized. (discuss.online)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/unpopularopinion

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Personally, I have never gotten the hype by the names “baby,” “babe,” “bae,” “honey,” it feels forced to me. I’ve seen those TikTok videos where as a joke people will address their spouses by their real names and the spouses get mad and say something like “my family and friends can call me that, but you can’t.” I’ve never gotten the seriousness of it. If we already know we’re boyfriend and girlfriend, or husband and wife, why should I have to address you by those names? Again, I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with saying them, but using real names should become more common as well.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

you got turned around.

my comment

"you've never met anyone in your life who uses pet names for their SO?"

is a direct response to

the absurd assertion that

"Nobody I know doesn’t use real names when addressing their spouse."

you:

"This does not suggest that those couples do not also use pet names"

No suggestion, they directly claim that nobody they know doesn't use real names.

They claim not to know anyone who uses anything other than their real names with their spouse.

Buy that if you want to.

[–] prime_number_314159 3 points 2 months ago

You are definitely misreading what they said. The meaning you attribute doesn't make any sense in the context of the post and the remainder of their comment.

"Nobody I know doesn't eat onions." is equivalent to "Everybody I know does eat onions." but not to "Everybody I know eats nothing except onions."