My DH is called Babe ever since I started going with him....has it been nearly 35 years. For me to call him by his given name seems so odd. When our daughter was born, I tried to shy away from calling her those foo foo pet names that a lot of mother call they daughters (Princess, etc.). I tried to think of the most awful pet name I could think of....Petunia. LOL Hubby's aunt calls me "Honeybun."