Turns out, cutesy nicknames are great for your relationship.
As someone who has her boyfriend's nickname emoji-bookended in her phone's contacts , I—or the more PDA-averse side of me—often worry that referring to each other by our pet names is both too much and incredibly lame. But, according to a recent survey done by
, couples who use pet names are generally happier and have stronger relationships than those who don't.increased couples' relationship satisfaction by. And 90 percent of those who call their partner"beautiful,""gorgeous,""baby," or"cutie," are happy in their relationship, compared to only 56 percent of twosomes who don't use pet names.
But beyond the standard terms of endearment, making up unique names for each other can carry a lot of weight too. MaryBeth, 34, who interchangeably uses"Bubs,""Bubbies,""Bubba" and"Bubbula" with her husband, says these happened naturally."They came out of an evolution from 'baby' that was a slip of the tongue one day, and it just stuck!, how much we've grown, but how we're still those same in love kiddos.
To this day, we still use only these names for each other–it feels weird calling him his actual name now.Pet names are indeed a sign of comfort in a relationship, the survey found, because you know each other well enough to develop your own little love language. And these names don't have to be ones you've heard other people use, like"sweetie" or"honey." You can get as weird as your hearts desire! It's your relationship. Call each other whatever you want.
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