I don't mean to confuse

yes but i generally confuse people anyways lol i call my boyfriend my boo i rarely use his name and i'm so used to it being that way that when we're out in public i still say/shout boo. Some people find it very strange but we are both used to it and barely notice if i don't cally him boo i call him baby which i also use in public. I've never been one for pet names and usually find them a bit mushy but it's just something that started (god knows how) and stuck. I also call my pets various cute names but they don't get confused they just answer to anything now so thats ok. We call jecs son bubba his real name is lewis sometimes that confuses people as they either think she has an additional son or that shes really called him bubba lol

More than confusing sometimes it becomes embarrsing I would say.. An eg. I cal my husband "Pappu". Which means kid in Tamil and it is a common word. So when your family members or friends address their kids as Pappu and thn they turn to u to look at your expression it embarassing.

I'm confused as to HOW people could have been confused! No confusion here... I always knew you meant my wife! No apology or explanation necessary for Heavens tonight my dear friend! I do sometimes use pet names or short forms for people but I don't think they confuse anyone...at least I hope not! ~Heavens~

At times I have called my husband daddy, when he is not my daddy but our children s dad. I also call him dad in front of the pets. I do not think the pets as our kids but I tell the pets to come to mom or now daddy is home. It does not make sense but I do call him daddy to the pets.

I have a confusing situation right here. My husband is known by two different names. His actual first name is James and in most of life he goes by the shortened name Jim. But in his family they have always called him by his middle name. It's even more confusing than that. The reason they started calling him by his middle name is because one of his aunts would call his father James and so when MY James came along, they started calling him by his middle name. Sounds simple right? Actually James is NOT his father's name either or his middle name for that matter. And only ONE aunt refers to him as James. Everyone else uses his REAL name which is completely different. So basically my husband was called by his middle name simply so ONE AUNT wouldn't confuse two people who actually don't share a name!!! HUH?!!! Anyway, my extended family were very confused at the wedding when my husband's family used his middle name. "Who did she marry, anyway?!" When our son was born, we gave him the same middle name as my husband. My father in law wanted to know if we were going to call him by his middle name. Maybe "Little________". NOOOOOOOOOO! The madness had to end somewhere!

I call my fiance my husband and he calls me his wife. We've been together since June 2005 and have 2 kids together, so people assume we are married. We also refer to me as his son's stepmom, but technically, I'm not his parent in any way, shape or form.

Any wise man who is married or in a permanent relationship knows who "the boss" is and duly acknowledges it too. Well that is he should do if he wants to stay married and enjoy something other than "cold shoulder". Actually I am surprised that it does appear a number of people did not realise who yuou were talking about but maybe that is a cultural thing. The expression is fairly commonly used by Aussie males and everyone knows who they are referring to. I believe it is the same in counries like the US and UK as well. Also here in Australia, or at least amongst our friends, we all have special names for our children as well. As one friend commented recently, when they were a child they soon realised the depth of the "do do" they were in by how their parents called them. Nickname was okay and everything was sweet. If 1 of their Christian names it meant trouble was brewing. Add their other Christian names and the trouble was more than knee deep it "it" but if their full name was called out, they knew they were in it well and truly - neck level in fact. Funny how our parents can signal their displeasure with us with only a few words isn't it?

hello there...pet names? nope i don't use that to my love ones but yes to other people..maybe friends or just neighbors..we do have some names for them (just for fun i guess..and of course they don't know about it)which i don't think i have to put into words here..

lol can you come give my husband lessons? he has not succumbed to his role as a man yet.. can you speed up the process? LOL.

It's clear that you are a wise husband, p1kef1sh!In my family we have pet names for practically everyone we know. It's all done in good fun though. Whenever someone who is not in our family circle becomes confused by one of these names we simply tell them that it's an inside joke.

Pet names no, but I did have a boss named Cyrus, Cy for short. I found that I couldn't say "sigh" around him when things weren't going well. He thought I was calling him.

I call my husband by a pet name, which he has threatened bodily harm if I tell it, so I will not, at least on here.. I read one of your posts in which you referred to the Boss, I knew instantly who you were talking about.. It was obvious.. I can bet that she is the boss..

i have nicknames for everything so yeah i am always confusing people and dont even realize it

I know men who refer to their wives as the Boss, but that doesn't happen around here unless my husband is ducking responsibility and he wants me to take the wrap. I wasn't sure the first time I came across your usage of the title but soon caught on.

Occasionally I refer to her as "the warden" but as the wardens do have a negative connotation in my island I received a heavy fine by her. I immediately knew that you were referring to your wife. I wonder what our wives refer to us....if they have a pet name or whatever for us.

Hi P1kef1sh, If I didn't know you and how you refer to your wife I guess I would have thought you meant the Boss, Bruce Springstein, so I guess out of the thousands that don't on here some confusion could have been caused. LOL. I am pleased that she enjoyed her scrummy meal. Huggles. Ellie :D

No I don't really p1ke, my sister does but I guess I am just too formal for that..it would be nice to call someone a pet name that is close to you, but that fails me...hugs littleowl

I assumed you ment your wife so i never asked. On occasion I've used the same pet name for my sisters and confused them but other than family...i tend not to use pet names.

yes. i call my daughter my heart and then have to explain.

Evidently I cause confusion whether I use pet names or not!*LOL* Just my words wrapping around my tongue causes a great deal of confusion.