First off, I’m talking about partners calling each other that. Not the term as it relates to infants. It’s not creepy, it’s endearing. I promise.
I’ll speak for myself here, but when my partner refers to me as “baby” in whatever context is being communicated, it makes me feel special. Like I have that privilege of being called such an intimate thing. In one’s lifetime, one will only be referred to by that term by a select number of people. That’s what makes it special.
And the more casual it is, the better it is. “Baby, let’s go to the movies” or “What’s wrong, baby?” It’s not needed in those two situations. But when your partner drops it in there, it makes you feel so close to that person. Like you’re their person. You’re special. And loved. And wanted. The togetherness is unspoken at that point. It’s just built in to the word.
It feels good. Really good.
