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Old Dec 18, 2019, 02:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Bookworm257 View Post
Yeah, I'm from Portland.
This person is not from the south (or at least they don't have an accent), so this is kind of weird to me. I just think the name honey should be reserved for a wife, girlfriend, or daughter, and no one else. It's kind of infantilizing, and just makes me feel gross.

I'm not even a feminist or anything though. I just find it weird.
Hmm. Well, given that you are in perhaps the second most liberal city in America, this is probably inappropriate in today's world. Why don't you take this person aside and politely but firmly ask them to refer to you by whatever it is you wish to be referred to by. That's what I would do.
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