Does her calling me sweetie/honey mean she likes me more than friends?

[detroit87]

My girlfriend and I broke up nearly three weeks ago. It was kind of mutual, but technically she broke up with me. We had only dated a little over a month. We haven't hung out since then, but she still calls me every day. She was confused at first and kept changing her mind if she wanted to be friends, friends and try to work it out or whether we shouldn't talk anymore at all. I have gone limited no contact with her the whole time, I don't initiate contact with her but answer if she calls. She calls me daily. I also stopped asking what she wants, because I realized she has been borderline depressed the past few weeks because of her crazy work schedule and some family issues. I think that might be why she broke up with me initially. I have twice told her to not contact me unless she thought we could work it out because I couldn't do the just friends thing with her and she called me both times after. We still haven't hung out since we broke up, but more and more she is talking about things she wants to do with me but won't commit to a time or place (I think her semi depression is playing a part in it, she doesn't want to leave her house when she gets off work). This past week she started calling me sweetie and sweetie pie on the phone, and the past day or two she has started calling me honey too.

So what is really going on here? Am I getting friend zoned? Am I being dragged on? Or is she thinking about getting back together with me? Ladies, do you call guys sweetie, sweetie pie or honey if you like them as only friends?

[Hannah591]

It sounds like she's still confused. She still wants you in her life but she doesn't know as what. It's good you've made it clear to her what you want though. I think she just needs a friend right now and she's finding it hard to move on from it. You should tell her again that you don't want her to contact you unless she wants to try again and then ignore her calls until she texts you, asking for you back. But even then, she could just be lying just to have you as a friend again so be careful. It sounds like she's pretty lonely.

I'd say right now, you're just a friend and she doesn't have intentions on getting back with you. If she wanted you back, she would've told you by now.

I personally call guy friends sweetie/honey and things but not often and I usually just say it when I'm being caring. If she says it often, especially "sweetie pie" then she probably still has feelings for you but she still wants to be friends.

But I have to be honest, this is all just too much stress and drama over a relationship which only lasted a month. I think you should ignore her calls and let her move on by herself, it's not healthy to be calling her ex all the time and it stops you both from moving on.

[Anonymous]

Maybe, some people just talk it as a part of their dialect

[blackeagle007]

Many women call men sweetie or honey,sugar etc even if they don't have romantic feelings.. Heck, they call other women the same thing. Don't read anything into it.

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