Nicknames on Shine

The Power Of Nicknames

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According to 'science' and 'scientists,' private nicknames foster closeness. To which I say "no doy, Einstein." Over at The Today Show, they say that a study published in the Journal of Social And Personal Relationships says that relationship satisfaction increases in proportion to the amount of "insider language" a couple uses.

Playing Games Is Good For Relationships

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"Quit playing games with my heart," sang the Backstreet Boys, in 1996. They clearly hadn't been involved in any long-term relationships—playing games with your spouse may actually be a sign of a strong bond. After being together with someone for a long time you start to develop an inner world—inside jokes, funny nicknames, code words and games—these are understandings that outsiders don't share: a special, partnered intimacy. In today's New York Times Michelle Slatalla writes about the game she and her husband play. They live in a small town populated people they often see while taking walks.

Crabmommy: Do you call your child by their real name or their many, many nicknames?

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Little Potato. Tiny Tomato. Big Tiny. Baby Lady. Littles. Litty. Tines. Teeny-Weeny. Ween. Neen. Bean. Cuddlebunny. Budgie. Budgit. Littleton. Peedles. Sweetieluffs. Luffy. Coconut...

You get it. The above is just the beginning of a list of nicknames Crabhub and I have for Crabkid. And these don't even include the many that riff on her actual name. Which is Adolfa! (Kidding!)

Nicknaming: some do it to death, others don't seem to do it at all.

Naked: Do you have a pet name for your sweetheart?

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E calls me sparrow, and ----- . I call him honeybear, and bitchface. We say baby, honey, sweetie, lovey, pumpkin, sugar pie, honey bunch, lovey, lover, dollface, love of my life, you rotten man, rudeface, gorgeous boy, beautiful girl, crazypants, bug, McGinty. Probably he is going to kill me for telling you that. The point is: We like nicknames. We are a fan of the nicknames. I think I have only just scratched the surface of the nicknames that we call each other, because they vary widely and range from the nauseating to the hilarious to the mean but in a loving way, which pretty much defines our relationship.

Do you like pet names? What are your favorite to call your favorite people? What are your favorite to be called?

Presidential code names released: Make way for Renegade Obama

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<img alt="Jossip" title="Jossip" src="http://a323.yahoofs.com/phugc/31fGNPQ7HACe/photos/9fa08c5b17118dcac7d6fa6fcc462312/ori_0bac15bbdf7e41.jpg?ug_____DYxfiUOdj" align="left" height="203" width="320">The Secret Service always uses code names to refer to members of the first family such as...

Nicknames: What will the first kids be called by the Secret Service?

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