Monday, September 15, 2008

The "Dear" story

Roger and I always called each other "dear."
We did that cute name instead of things like "babe" or "honey" or what have you.
And I guess a lot of people noticed it.

It started when we first started dating. Roger would say "yes dear" to things.
Of course, his argument was it was positive since he was saying "yes" and "dear" was a nice term of endearment.
And he would use various tones of voice to make "yes dear" mean many different things.

Well, I started making fun of him for saying this.
And Roger said "You better be careful. I bet you start saying it within two months"
Then...
Fast forward about 2 weeks (yes weeks not months) and it was stuck.

We would both say it to each other and for everything.
Then of course, it got shortened to just "dear"
And then of course, it was used even more.
It got to the point, where I rarely called him "Roger" when talking to him. It was always "dear" this and "dear" that.
We would be in a store and instead of yelling for "Roger", I called for "dear."
We used it at home even.
In birthday cards, in front of family, in front of friends, on the phone, everywhere.
The word had no limits.

Its a very useful term though I have to admit. Roger was right (like usual). It could be used in many settings and with a flip of the tone of voice it could go from "I love you" to "I'm annoyed with you."

I love you dear.
I miss you dear.

6 comments:

Candise H said...

Well Im the "baby" caller. I call Jason "baby" all the time. I have gotten to the point just like you did I very rarely use his name. And when I do it just seems weird!! But yes "dear" does have a much better ring to it and sounds more loving!

Joanne said...

That's such a sweet story, Star. I did notice that you would call each other "dear" and I also noticed the different tones you used. :o)

Mamie Hall said...

For us, it's "love". We always say "Thanks Love", "Have a great day Love", "I love you Love".

jrose35 said...

I know what you mean about the way 'dear' is used. Geoff and I use it in different ways as well. We also like to use the 'my love.' I will call him 'my guy' every now and them but we are using dear more and more now.

Unknown said...

so sweet Star.
holly actually pointed that out to me- how you always called Roger "dear". So cute and so sweet.

Holly said...

I definitely noticed the "dear"s and I love it. It's something I always associate with you and Roger. Puts a smile on my face :)