It happens to the best of us: One minute you’re using someone’s full government-issued name, the next you’re calling them something that would normally embarrass you both, but somehow now feels…right?

Calling your partner a cute nickname is only cringe to people who don’t get what it’s like to be so ooey-gooey in love with someone that you can’t help but give them an ooey-gooey nickname to match.