I guess it depends on how indicative it was of your ex.

I dunno. I call my man baby a lot, lately my new one has been hun bun, but I calle my ex baby too...but it wans't like a real label pet anme you know? Baby can be used for anyone!
Hun bun on the other hand is a little more personal

my boyfriend and i call each other "lovey" and i would be really upset if he has used that in a past relationship.

I was just talking about this in chatter a few days ago. i do not like the idea of reusing pet names. unless you are reusing "Baby" i mean that is way to universal.

right ash!

Hmmm? I don't know however, if he doesn't know that YOU/I recycled a name then I don't mind it. I'd rather use the pet name "Sexy" or "Lover".

Only if it was specific, but generic ones are ok like 'sweetie' and whatnot.

i really don't like repeating any inside jokes or mannerisms/funnies that i had with my ex in a new relationship. i try to start everything new, otherwise it feels like i'm just filling in the blanks with a new guy.

Nope, I don't use the same personal pet names. My honey and I use the typical pet names like "honey", "sweetie", "cutie", "love". Then we have more personal pet names like "cutie pie" "sweetie pie", "Kuschelbär (cuddly bear)", etc. I'd be more offended if he used the more personalized ones before but I know he did not.

as long as its not boo, im cool

I would be upset if he used old pet names with me...so I would not do that in my relationship. I call my boyfriend all sorts of silly names that I can't imagine migrating over to a new relationship! My little hunnle bunnle

i dont think you should use the same one, unless its just babe or baby or something generic. inside jokes or unique names are too personal, though

I wouldn't call it a "no-no," but I know I'd feel weird doing it.

Not okay. Do you really want to think of your ex every time you refer to your new honey? I was upset when an old boyfriend publicly used an old pet for his new girlfriend. If you wouldn't like it, he probably wouldn't either.

I think it's kind of weird. I call my bf baby but I never used that with any other boyfriend before. I also call him "love". My ex I used to call memo (don't ask!). I would say switch it up. even if it is generic it could still remind you of the past and that is probably not what you want!

When I hear certain pet names it automatically reminds me of my exes. I wouldn't call my current BF by those names simply because I don't want to be thinking about my exes when I'm with him. If that doesn't happen to you, then I guess you can reuse.

Personally, I think it kind of takes away something special from your last relationship, and your current relationship.

I have no problem with pet names. I call my guy 'sweets', 'babe' and 'hon' regularly, while he seems to have a book of pet names for me. The usual one he uses is 'monkey' or 'monk', although I'm not really sure why.

Inside jokes? No.
Common 'pet names' like Baby, Hunny, Sweetie, etc. I think is fine to reuse.

i don't know. It does seem a bit weird, I mean those names are special for him and stuff. Got to find new pet names with each new relationship. I call my man babe so I mean that one could be used with any relationship but something special I think it would be weird.

The really specific or unique ones would be too weird for me. My husband calls me "Tiger", I cannot imagine anyone else calling me that and it feeling alright.

I couldn't do it...

But my "pet names" for my exes have usually been some variation of their first name, so it wouldn't apply anyway.

This reminds me of "Legally Blonde," when Warner calls his fiancee by the pet name he used to call Elle. I don't think I'd do it.

It would give me a nervous stomach to reuse like that.

only if they are like the general pet names like "baby" and "honey". Beyond that I would say....NO.

I agree with the ladies, if they're names like "baby" and "hun", then yes its fine to reuse them, If its a special name you've given your boyfriend then no I wouldn't reuse it. I've only given one man (my ex and one and only) a pet name and that was Osito because that's what he resembled. I would feel so uncomfortable using that name with someone else because it has a very special meaning to me that I wouldn't want to evaporate.

I think it depends. More common nicknames like "Baby" & "Love" are so generic, I think it's fine to reuse. I do it! But other names, more personalized ones that I've called my ex... I just don't think I'd be comfortable using for my boyfriend.

I don't have a specific pet name... my boyfriend is always 'baby' or 'babe'.

And whenever I answer the phone, it's always 'hey handsome' or 'what's up gorgeous'... stuff like that.

Well now that I think about it we call each other 'booboo' fairly often, and that's specific to our relationship. I have no idea if he's used it before, but I don't really think I need to know.

Ha. Imagine the awkwardness if you and your current run into your ex and it somehow gets out that you call your BF by whatever nickname you used to use on your ex.. I imagine it will be a little.. weird.

I agree that the generic 'sweeties' 'honeys' are okay, but beyond that, they're very personal, at least for me. The pet names I used with my last boyfriend don't fit my fiance at all so I'd never even be tempted.

Common ones can be ok...but I wouldn't ever do it no matter what...that name has a huge meaning to me, and each one can't just fit all the different guys. It would always make me think of me ex.

I think it would depend on the pet name. The one's my boyfriend and I have for each other are very much specific to us and would probably just confuse someone else.