If a guy calls you sweetheart during an argument?

[Anonymous]

why would he call me sweetheart during an argument?

[feminismisnarcissism]

trust me... listen to the MALE responses here, NOT the female responses... guys don't tend to do this shit to be rude in an argument-we want to put the fire OUT, not add fuel.

this is NOT a feminist issue despite how many here wish to make it one lol... it would depend on the context though. if it WAS sarcastic, it would be VERY obvious

but if it was more like frustrated, or pleading-it's because as many have said-he wanted to work it out and still cares about you. pet names, terms of endearment don't cease during arguments... that's insane thinking.

[AnonKuma]

Prob to not escalate things or like a mental reminder that he wants things to work out and not get so drastic that one of you would just all of suddenly say lets break up.

[Asker]

Can I message you?

[AnonKuma]

sure

[dragonfly6516]

To be condescending. He's calling you "soft" or "childish', but he still cares and doesn't want to really hurt you.

[fauchelevent]

I would get annoyed about that because I would take it as him being patronising.

[Miss_Behave]

I'm thinking to be sarcastic... That the first thing that came to mind.

[serious]

It's mostly a term of endearment, it doesn't mean anything. A polite way of addressing you, to explain his point instead of fighting with you.

[Dimmu]

it means he is pissed off
he's saying sweetheart instead of bitch

[Sabretooth]

or to butter her up.

[NalaxLazy]

basically what he said XD

[sma1014]

lolol

[OrdinaryGentleman]

Its not passive aggressive like girls do... right now you are thinking yourself into a hole quite well.

[brewersfan01]

to soften you up a little, so he can lay on some hard truth. "sweety, i know you tried really hard, but you suck at it, thats why you failed."

[Pacificblue62]

So you don't like the name assigned to the notorious Valentines Day candy?

[ProbablyTooMature]

Endearing terms cease because you're arguing?

[Asker]

What you mean?

[Anonymous]

He wants to say "bitch" or "cunt" but he knows that will escalate shit. I do the same thing.

[reptocarl]

To bring it down a notch or sarcasm

[matheus_mb]

Agree

[Jxpxtxr]

Because he's not taking you seriously.

[Flames_864]

Because your his girl duh!!

[Asker]

we haven't made anything official though we are still talking and getting to know each other.

[Flames_864]

Ok well then it's no big deal. It's like calling someone hun or sweetie.

[BackAgain]

It's to piss you off because it's like sarcasm

[CHARismatic110]

I would assume he's being condescending.

[Owl95]

It's a sarcastic back handed compliment

[reixun]

It's passive aggressive, sweetie (:

[scooogy]

In order to make you calm down.

[plinkett]

Because he'd rather bang you than reason with you.

[RJGraveyTrain]

It's sarcasm.

[Anonymous]

To diffuse the situation.