Christian Nicknames for Boyfriend? Biblical Pet Names for Couples?

[Aggiegal]

My boyfriend has many pet names for me (the common ones- darling, dear, beautiful, etc) and will often address a letter "Hey Beautiful" or call me darling or dear in person. This doesnt bother me at all, and it seems sweet. My problem is I don't return the gesture. I'm not very romantic by nature (he is much more romantic than me) and I'm always afraid that making up a pet name will sound silly. Is he going to feel hurt that I always just call him by his name? This sounds like a silly question, but i don't feel like i have much intuition for romance.....

 

[KristianJ]

I'd hope he wouldn't...pet names are a simple option in any relationship. Sure, they're nice and cute, but I personally like to hear my g/f say "I love you, Kristian" than "I love you, darling"...give it more of that personal sort of touch

 

[ChildOfGod20]

i don't think he would be hurt if u didntcall him pet names back. but then again i don't know him so yeah. if he does say something about it just tell him that it sounds silly coming out of your mouth but that you do think its sweet coming from him. my boyfriend and i don't have pet names for each other. i think its sounds silly for the most part. every once in a while i'll call him cuteness or he'll say "hey beautiful" or something like that. we aren't really into the whole cupcake, sugarlips, sweetypie stuff LOL

 

[inchristalone221]

My g/f and I do this, but we don't get carried away. I call her beautiful, darling, or sweets, and she calls me love. I doubt he'll care. I'm the same way as he is, a romantic, and I don't mind if she just calls me by name.

 

[AngylBelle]

I don't know that you can just make up a pet name on purpose without sounding stupid...pet names just sort of happen, catch on, and then stick.

I know with my guy I called him Pooh Bear when he started getting self conscious about his belly after his steroids and chemo made him gain weight. It just sort of came out of my mouth as I was trying to make him feel better..."babe, I love you no matter how you look...and right now you look like my own huggable pooh bear." Since then he's lost the weight, but is still and will always be my pooh bear.

As for me, he calls me scooby, as in scooby-doo, because when I clear my throat, I sound exactly like scooby-doo. It was always a joke in high school that my friends would call me scooby, and the first time he heard me make *my noise* he responded with "aw, want a scooby snack?" And my scooby reign began again.

 

[Maeyken]

my fiance calls me names like sweetie and honey, stuff like that, but not very often. I don't call him anything (besides his name), except occasionally maybe honey, but even that makes me feel silly. If he brings it up and says it's something important, that he'd really like you to call him honey or whatever, then I'd try to make an effort to do so, no matter how silly you feel cuz it's important to him for you to do so. Otherwise, I'd just stick to his name.

Like someone else mentioned, nicknames just sorta happen... you can't force them!

 

[FreezingRooster]

Pet names just kinda come to you from knowing the person (e.g. i call my girlfriend Elmo because she's very ticklish), i dunno i've never met a person who has cried because they're partner doesn't have a pet name for them though, so i doubt he'll be too upset.

 

[sparkypunkette]

My boyfriend calls me hun when addressing me almost all the time, or babe. occasionally he will call me tiny, or fluffy....i dont really know why..but i think its cute. I call him scruffy when he hasnt shaven in a while, thats about it.

 

[Moluku]

I think pet names are cute to a point, but they'll always be disgustingly sweet no matter how you cut it. But when you're in love, one doesn't really care. My boyfriend has a variety of silly, cute, loving names for me. I wouldn't let anyone else call me by such names, but because I love him it's sweet to hear. I call him hon or "my Irishman".

 

[Princess Leia]

Me and my boyfriend have a lot of "pet names" for each other... mostly we call each other baby or babe... he calls me his angel a lot too

 

[jwill03189]

eh, i think it's relative to the person. Some people just don't feel comfy with it and that's fine. You should ask him if he would like to be called a "pet" name or if he's fine. Or just simply state your opinion that you do not feel comfy with it. For example, I call my gf Beautiful all the time b/c one) she is and two) i think that all girls should be called that during their lives. She calles me her babe, and I am totally fine with it. But honestly, she could stop calling me that and it wouldn't effect the relationship at all for my part.

 

[xXxKristaxXx]

For me there.. "Baby, Baby girl, cutie, sweety, honey, hey you, sexy, shorty" i have a few

 

[bumblebee62331]

Has your boyfriend said anything to you or made you think he wants you to call him something else?

Communication is the key. Sit down and be honest with him - say you're not a romantic person with petnames and such and does he mind that you don't call him anything like that?

 

[Redstiletto]

AT least he isnt like my fiance, for three years of our relationship I was known to all as "Beavis" that is what he would call me as a nickname...

And for three years I couldnt think of anything good to call him back... until one day after class I was walking to my car and saw a "Stanley Steamer" truck... And every since then he has been "Stanley Magoo"

I think I might even put it on our wedding invitations... you know like:

Nicole Maria --------- (Aka Beavis)
and
Dennis Alan ----------- (Aka Stanley Magoo)

cordially invite you to attend...... etc.

 

[*Liberty*]

I don't know that you can just make up a pet name on purpose without sounding stupid...pet names just sort of happen, catch on, and then stick.

I know with my guy I called him Pooh Bear when he started getting self conscious about his belly after his steroids and chemo made him gain weight. It just sort of came out of my mouth as I was trying to make him feel better..."babe, I love you no matter how you look...and right now you look like my own huggable pooh bear." Since then he's lost the weight, but is still and will always be my pooh bear.

As for me, he calls me scooby, as in scooby-doo, because when I clear my throat, I sound exactly like scooby-doo. It was always a joke in high school that my friends would call me scooby, and the first time he heard me make *my noise* he responded with "aw, want a scooby snack?" And my scooby reign began again.

I agree with this. A nickname or pet name cannot be forced. If one is created, great, if not, oh well. If he hasn't asked you "why" you don't call him something other than his given name, I wouldn't stress about it.

 

[Keri]

He calls me lovie...

I call him baby. I love that he calls me lovie... it's so sweet.

 

[*Lu*]

he calls me.. baby, special girl (story behind tht one hehe), babe, beautiful, huni

i call him...monkey, angel, huni, mattchew

n basically nething else involving monkey in the title hehe

 

[-Kyriaki-]

i get kizmet (a pun on my nickname, kizzie) and sweetheart

he gets puppy (it just suits him) most of the time though i'll call him love or darling sometimes as well. i call him puppy more than i use his name a lot of the time and have to catch myself and remember that he has a name that isn't a pet name. don't think he minds terribly though.

 

[bumblebee62331]

I've started calling my bf "Phillit"...hehehe....

 

[OrangeHope]

his name is danny or even dennis so my names for him are: Baby, Pumpkin (i love that one the most cause he's a red-head like a pumpkin)Sweetie,Cupcake and when he's being all silly and weird i call him Phsyco-Dan (and when i'm being all silly and weird he calls me Phsyco-Sam lol)