Why do some guys call girls this?

[Anonymous]

why do SOME dudes call a girl some version of:

ma

lil' mama

mama

mommy

or baby

i am no one's mother and only my parents' baby, so I hate when they call me that. it's friggin annoying. why do SOME guys think it's appealing to call a girl that or anything else stupid? I just ignore them when they call me these things (which I know, it's rude to ignore people, but I also don't think I should go off on someone either) so what do ya say when that nicknaming comes up?

[PredictablePen]

i think it all comes down to the whole nicknames thing. its for some people, but not all...and I still think the first girl to call me pumpkin is in for it...why the HELL would anyone call someone else pumpkin...the names yur bringing up are kind of the same thing...makes no sense, but its a different sign of affection I think. and its only right for some people, but not all. I was originally from the south, so I was called sweet pea by my parents when I was little...boy that was annoying. but now that I'm older, some of the southern ways stay with me even though I moved to colorado. I will call women ladies and maam more than I think...sometiems getting strange looks...which just goes to show, its not for everybody

[sa230e]

I'm really into 70s and 80s rock and I guess it feels cool to say 'baby'.

I never do it because I'm never sure if she would like it or it would make her uncomfortable. It sounds cool in my head to talk like a rock star but I'm sure it would come out sound strange.

[Kid_Boogie]

I never felt comfortable saying that to get a girl's attention so I would jus start a convo with them but what would be something you would answer to?

[Asker]

I'd rather answer to a guy calling me miss, or miss lady. 'cause it doesn't sound as stupid to me I guess. and a bit more respectful than,"A! ma". or even my name that's on on the nametag of my vest at work.

[Kid_Boogie]

Ok that sounds good BUT maybe it's jus me but miss lady is kinda old skoolish depending on their age nd miss makes me think of anybody other than the lady I'm tryna get with but I'm jus sayin lol

[Asker]

Lol. yeah maybe it's a southern thing I dunno. I hear that a lot too here.

[Kid_Boogie]

Oh if it's a southern thing I would definately do it but up here that's something only old heads would say.