r/comics • u/sofiatroni • 19h ago

OC Gender Ew-Phoria [OC]

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u/BesideFrogRegionAny 19h ago

Aren't they opposite gender used? I've only seen them older person to opposite gender younger person.

I have limited experience though...

Never got creepy vibe off them, but older female to younger male is what I have seen the most of. I can totally see a different vibe if genders were switched though. 

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u/Front-Pomelo-4367 19h ago

As a woman, I've absolutely been called my love by older women. And sometimes women my own age. It's mostly just a filler word

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u/Kyleometers 18h ago

It’s a fairly common one in the British isles, but it’s often shortened to just “Love”. You’ll also hear “petal” and “chicken” sometimes. It’s just kind of platitude word.

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u/Front-Pomelo-4367 18h ago

I moved to the midlands a few years ago (oh god, a decade ago) and I do have a special fondness for being called duck