Is it OK to call my crush "dude" or "bro?"

[Anonymous]

So this chick I'm into bumped into me the other day and she almost fell over lol. And we joke about it and I told her she was as tough as my guy friends so now I call her dude and bro whenever we talk. She said she wasn't sure how she felt about it. So would it offend her if I called her bro and dude like I call my guy friends? I don't want her to think I don't find her attractive. We work together by the way so I see her at least twice a week.

[CarrieDawn]

Some girls are okay with it, some aren't.

I actually like it, but from what you're telling us, I think she doesn't really like it.

If I were you, I'd just stop and call her by her name(:

Just a note, to tell if a girl's okay with it or not, just see if she says those things. Like if she calls you/her friends "dude" or "bro", most likely she'll be chill about it. Otherwise, just don't take the chance.

[Anonymous]

This one guy I liked used to call me "man" a lot. I kind of assumed he just thought of me as a friend, which bummed me out, but then we ended up making out a couple times so... what I'm saying is, it might make her think you only think of her platonically, even if you don't.

[slipslender]

no dude. as the other ladies wrote, that's friend-zonage. good luck brah.

[drew009]

Would you want her calling you buddy or girlfriend?

[livi23]

Don't call her dude or bro. That's what you call your best friend. She'll think you friendzoned her.

[Amorina]

No. If a guy calls me "dude" or "bro", I assume he has friend-zoned me.

[Anonymous]

dude is a maybe, bro is a never.

Chicka is best.

[VisionofthePast]

lol

[ArrograntWarrior]

sure you can go ahead and call her "daddy"