Girls, why would you call a guy "babe" or baby" ?

[Anonymous]

So girls, why would you call a guy, who you're not in a relationship with, "babe" or "baby" ?

Could it be just friendly?
Out of habit?
Flirty? Etc

Just in a friendly way?

Out of habit? (You're calling everyone babe)

Flirty?

Friendly and Flirty at the same time?

[vishna]

I would find it slightly weird if a guy that I wasn't dating called me babe or baby,

That's because I associate those words with relationships and terms of endearment.

That being said not everyone who calls people babe or baby is flirting. For a lot of people, this is just a habit.

[cookiesandcream]

I don't call anyone "babe" or "baby" but I do have a lot of girl friends who do call people that but just out of habit. They mean it as a term of endearment towards whoever they meet

[Mycsph]

Uhm. I don't know why would some girls do that coz I don't. I'll only call a guy "babe" if we're in a relationship. Could be that they're flirting?

[xXiTacoXx]

I don't because I find it just as weird as calling a man big daddy, papi, papa w/e you will.

[Bards]

I would never say "baby"
Usually say bae but eh
Yeah friendly and flirty for the most part