I met my boyfriend when I was 43 and he was 32. For the first couple of years, calling him my boyfriend didn’t raise any eyebrows, but as time went on, that changed. I’m now 54 and he’s 43 and most ...

Calling your partner a cute nickname is only cringe to people who don’t get what it’s like to be so ooey-gooey in love with someone that you can’t help but give them an ooey-gooey nickname to match.

It happens to the best of us: One minute you’re using someone’s full government-issued name, the next you’re calling them something that would normally embarrass you both, but somehow now feels…right?