Stray Thoughts: Terms of Endearment

Many of us have a spouse that refers to us as “honey” or “sweetie”, or some other term of endearment, relating in some small but socially acceptable way how much the other person means to us. Between friends, especially close friends, we tend to be less complimentary and more pointed, laughingly calling our bestie a “sea cow” or a “chunky monkey.” In this world in which everyone takes themselves…

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