r/comics • u/sofiatroni • Aug 28 '26

OC Gender Ew-Phoria [OC]

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u/Stlakes Aug 28 '26

Not even just the midlands. I live in the North West, and get called "my love" and "sweetheart" by older women quite often, and im in my 30s. Its not exclusively gendered either, its definitely an age thing rather than a gender thing. Older women will often use those terms for younger women as well, not just young men

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u/wassermelone Aug 28 '26

I'm a tall masc cis dude and I've gotten called flower, love, darling, and pet in the NE (newcastle) by older women up here

Its weirdly charming but definitely took me a bit by surprise when I moved here

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u/Terrible_Quit_1389 Aug 28 '26

Excuse me PET !?

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u/wassermelone Aug 28 '26

Yep! That one surprised me for sure - its a very Geordie thing. It doesn't come off as weird at all somehow

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u/Terrible_Quit_1389 Aug 28 '26

Ok i have to ask then. What does it mean? Enlish isn’t my first language so for me a pet is.. well a animal you adopt so saying that to people you don’t know is yeah "surprising"

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u/wassermelone Aug 28 '26

Theres not really much more meaning or context to get - its just used in place as other pleasant terms of endearment like someone saying 'dearie'.