'Princess' and other tiresome names

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Noone calls me "Princess", but I don't think I'd like it if they did.
Bus drivers call me things like "Love" and "Darl", but I don't mind as it's just a friendly way of referring to someone whose name they don't know.
I detest being called "babe" or "baby". I'm not an infant, and it's disturbing for people to refer to people whom they wish to sleep with with a word that is synonymous with "infant".
On the whole, I prefer to be called by my name, or "that person who I am going to give $3 billion and a grand piano".

ah women get a lot of 'sweethearts' and 'darlings' where im from, especially from the older men. it doesnt really offend me and i dont see any need to go all neofeminist on their ass. Not sure about 'princess' though. the only time i think ive been called that was in a deliberately intimidating and creepy way, so i definitely i have negative attachments to that particular petname.

I can't stand them, especially babe. It reminds me of that pig movie.

I wish people would call me a female name at all =(

I don't like the term princess. I'd rather be called Vomit.

I am really not fond of them. I basically think this way: 'My name is Jane, so that is what you will call me.'

OMG! So many girls hate this kind of thing!! !

Whatever is the world comeing too????

Well I love to be called 'cute' names. I sapose it does have a lot to do with how you are treated as a child and teenager (in a way I still am!) Becouse I was always treated (mostly) very nicely I felt like I was a 'princess' and so enjoyed it.

Also one of heroines Princess Leia is one so I have to be OK with don't I?

That said however I hate being called babe...

Ta now

I once called a girl I fancied "my little nymph" while talking with a friend, and he didn't like it at all (he was her best mate), which I became confused about.

Later I asked a teacher and friend of mine why he became offended, and she explained that nymphs were linked to sexuality, which I thought was odd, as I've always seen nymphs as an expression of natural beauty, not laud sexuality.

I still consider calling woman a nymph a compliment. For me it's just another way of telling her "you're extraordinarily beautiful".

i like being called princess, honey, sweetheart

but NOT babe, baby, darl, love

I'm not a princess. If you must have a stupid pet name for me, do something that's gender neutral like 'babe'.

I like being called those names, but I wouldn't want some older guy to call me "babe" or "baby". When I was younger when my Grandma said "Oh, you look sooo cute!" I would say, " Grandma, I don't want to look cute, I want to look cool..."

I wish there was another option! For me, it depends on who uses them. I hate for strangers to call me "hon," "honey," "cutie," "darling," or anything of the sort. I'll usually say something caustic back.

However, it's cool from my loved ones. I have a friend who calls me "chickadee" or "honey" all the time. I call her "hot mama." It's just our way of chatting and I'm fine with it.

My father had a million cutsie nicknames for me...lambchop, Agnes Daddy (from Agnes Dei, which means Lamb of G-d -- so Agnes Daddy is a pun, meaning Lamb of Daddy), angel, prize...most commonly I was precious princess. My mom calls me prize or toots. Both parents call me and each other sweetheart, which can sometimes mean one parent says, "Hey, sweetheart?" and the other parent and I both say, "Yes?" I have never minded my parents using silly pet names for me. My husband and I also have a lot of pet names for each other, ranging from the Gaelic "mo grian" and "mo esaga" to common things like handome (him) and babydoll (me).

We gave our dog endless silly nicknames!

I hate "cute" names.. they annoy me.. I don't like being called anything that I didn't come up with or consented to be called.

I don't like sweet names and nobody tries to call me this way.
Some people call me Little Girl, but it's for fun, because I'm 6'0 tall.
My exbf calls me Putzi, it means Little One or Little Puppy.

Well, the only one that calls me by cute names is my mother. I probably wouldn't mind it if a guy were to do it every once in a while but the odds of this are still highly unlikely, unless he were mocking me. I mean, I would prefer if people would address me by my name. :/

Someone called me princess here once, I was not amused