Well you might find it insulting but from how I see it, if a guy called you that, it means he sees you like one of the guys. Like someone he is VERY comfortable around. It doesn't necessarily mean you have no chance, but he might not make any moves on you either.
But hey, you said you don't want to date him either, so even if you are the type of person who buys into this whole zoning bullshit, what does it even matter? You don't want to date him. Why should you even care? Whether you are zoned or not is entirely irrelevant, and should be a total non-issue. But anyway, I don't think that's necessarily the big reason he calls you bro.
Anyway, as for if you want him to stop, just ask him to stop. Assuming he's not a total asshole, he'll stop, and if he IS an asshole, then a light might go off in his head, and he'll keep calling you bro, just to wind you up. But really, guys are assholes to their friends, within reason. They do this. They wind up their friends, and metaphorically bust each others' proverbial balls. I think if he does this, it means you're definitely friends, and he's very comfortable around you.
So hey, you're friends. That's not a bad thing. It's not an inescapable trap, and it's really nothing to get caught up in. Plus, as stated, seeing as you don't even want to date him, I seriously fail to see how it matters even if you are caught in the mythic friend-zone. So don't worry about that. But yeah, if you don't like being called Bro, just tell him.
Good luck.
I've never heard of a guy calling a girl either "bro" or "dude"- not that there aren't guys who do that sort of sh*t.
I don't do it... never have.
Still- l say funny things sometimes which might also be misconstrued or unintentionally irritating- I don't know because no one's ever told me... things like "kiddo" or "cutie". I might also say, "Hey kids!" to people far older than myself...
Once on an international flight I had had a long running conversation- over a period of a few hours- with my neighbor- a singularly lovely looking younger(ish) woman. We had been hitting it off quite well, all in all. At one point I innocently said something to the effect, "think l'll get some shut-eye now, babe"... and she pretty much tore my head off for calling her that... which for me was really quite innocent (in my head, at least)!
I got told off royally for a single misfortunate tongue-slip. If this guy repeatedly calls you "bro" (so weird)... just tell him you're NOT his bro and never will be... or better yet, start calling him "sis" and see how HE likes it.
"It is quite insulting and ghetto if you ask me."
Aha, the fact you used the word "ghetto" to describe your feelings about the slang term "bro"...completely exemplifies your exposure to slang.
You know that the word "ghetto" refers to low class living areas (slums)
And you also know you depicted the word ghetto in a slang manner with its meaning of being distasteful.
So, my point is your guy friend used the slang term "bro" to express himself...just like you did with the slang term "ghetto". he is just describing you as if friend. If that bothers you, you can always tell him to call you something else or not to call you a "bro". But regardless of the word change, you will still be just a friend, bro.
But, you can be a bro with benefits if he finds you attractive. :)
I get called that a lot by my guy friends or I get called dude. I don't really mind, I'm really close with all of them and it just kind of indicates that you are closer to them. It doesn't necessarily mean you never have a chance of them liking you. When they call you that, it most likely means they aren't into you in that way. My friend always called me dude, but then we started liking each other. He still calls me dude sometimes just out of habit I guess ha ha but I doesn't really bother me.
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Well from my experience it is likely that your guy friend is used to calling his friends 'bro' and he automatically call you that because of habit. Most probably he has friend-zoned you also. When I am with a group of friends I will call them by 'hey guys' even if there are girls in the group because I am used it. If you feel uncomfortable, you can ask him to stop. But, you will likely remained in his friend zone.
If your question is how to get out of friend zone, then it is a totally different question.
"a girl should be treated like a lady" - you sound like a feminist.
Men and women should both be treated equally as human beings. Women shouldn't have the upper hand and be blemished with gifts, kind words, etc ... just as much as men shouldn't be perceived as the strongest sex.
Don't tell him to stop, why should he? If he isn't attracted to you he has a right to tell you in whatever form he likes (obviously not in a rude sense). Why do you have to get so butthurt about him calling you "bro"? It's not like it's very demeaning.
Leave him go.
I get called bro by one of my friends who spends all his free time in the gym. :) I think its funny. I started doing it back to him...and ended up picking up the habit. So.. now we're bros I guess.
I also call some girls dude, and folks older than me kid.. Its not really a big deal.
this question is kind of funny because the girl who became my last girlfriend so far used to joke about how we had a bromance but not because of that i stoped thinking of her has a woman.
but if you don't like to be called "bro" you should ask him to stop doing it anyway
My boyfriend calls me bro sometimes. Annnd he seems to be attracted to me. So...I'm gonna go with it means nothing/he's saying it as a joke/he sees you as a good friend. I always considered it the highest compliment when my guy friends started calling me bro instead of "girl." It was like, "Yay, I'm in."
I would be offended as well.
I hate it when a woman calls a guy a "bro," so I can imagine it's even worse for a girl to be called that.
I have always been called dude by this guy and I take it as a sign that he feels close to me
I wouldn't think anything of being called "bro".
It's a little strange since I'm a chick, but it just means he sees me as one of the guys.
I've never been called bro before though, guy friends never used that. They've called me sis before.
He is not insulting you be justs sees you as one of the guys
I wouls say she is
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