Pet Names

Do you have pet names for your loved ones? I have a lot of nicknames for my friends. I guess you could consider them pet names. I consider them very special. Often I find that I don't like it when people use "my" names for other people. I also don't usually appreciate someone using a pet name that I am called by other people. And in the same respect I try not to use other people's nicknames, but rather enjoy coming up with my own.

My parents and I call my brother by nickname. We're the only ones that use it. I mean even including my aunts, uncles, cousins, and all other family members... my parents and I are the only ones that use it. I used to get annoyed when a friend of mine would use it. To tell you the truth, I think my brother used to get annoyed about it too. I tried to tell her, but it was so difficult. She got offended and somehow .. poof!... she forgot about it and then STILL uses it!!

I have a pet name for my ex-boyfriend. He has a pet name for me. Actually it's the same name. So we still call each other by this name. I'm sure a lot of people wouldn't be okay with this. But I mean that's what we used to call each other for so long so it's hard not to use it now. And even when we do use it, it doesn't mean anything. It's just a name. I don't know if it's wrong, but we are strictly completely platonic. In fact, it's to the point where I can't even look at this ex in any inappropriate manner whatsoever. So does it matter that I still call him by our pet name?