[Not A Snowbird]

Possibly. My theory is that the guys like it too much to bother with being offended.

:-)

[68skylark]

Possibly. My theory is that the guys like it too much to bother with being offended.

Oh I agree 100%! (And to let you in on a secret, a lot of guys find it kind of cool when women talk to each other using terms like sweetie, cutie, darling, etc. So feel free to do that in our presence also -- no one will complain.)