guest2345 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Someone please explain to me why two people in their 30s would baby talk? Is it just me? Or is this just incredibly hokey pokey snuggie woogie? Ugh. Maybe i'm just a kill joy. My question is what compels people to talk like this to one another? I guess another question is is it healthy? Does is have anything to do with the maturity level of the couple or reflect on if the couple will last? I think I read somewhere that people who talk like this to one another have basically run out of adult/mature things to say. Not quite sure I believe this but I'll tell you one thing... I hate baby talk. Anybody else have any opinions on this or is it my own issue wissue? (sparked by hearing enough of my brother and his gf talk to each other - they've known each other for 3 years, been dating each other exculsively for 3 months). He never spoke like this before then sudenly... Link to comment
LostInMyThoughts Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Personally I would never baby talk to a baby, but I do baby talk to my cat, and my gf's dogs. I think if the two of them like baby talk, what does it matter? Link to comment
EvaGina Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 I semi-baby talk to my cat and I talk like an idiot to my bf, but not all that goo-goo stuff... My friend baby talks at me... it drives me insane.. Link to comment
bitbit Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 my boyfriend baby talks me. well i guess u could call it that. he makes up a bunch of words and weird nick names for me in baby talk and continues with it for 5-6 minutes without me participating at all. it makes me laugh.. he reminds me of a parot that sits there talking to itself. i'm not exactly sure of what your concept of a relationship is, but i think its the HEALTHY couples that baby talk each other. you can't sit there straight- faced discussing values, relationship tactics, stocks and bonds and the weather all day every day. i'll watch the news for that. i want to have fun and be silly with my boyfriend. Link to comment
bitbit Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 as for me, i baby talk all my animals. i only baby talk my boyfriend when he's whinning about something ridiculous to mock him. Link to comment
EvaGina Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 being silly is one thing, but when someone is going "does bubbey wubbies wanna coffe woffee" its pretty sick Link to comment
MacGyverRI Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 being silly is one thing, but when someone is going "does bubbey wubbies wanna coffe woffee" its pretty sick HEY! I always want a coffe woffee..... Baby talk can be fun at times especially during lovemaking and when someone is in a bad mood. Pet names are different but can be embarrassing in public. My Ferret likes baby talk. Link to comment
valiantv Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 *Shudder* Following words with rhyming words beginning with W is just wrong, especially when talking to grown adults! Then again I don't even baby talk to babies... Link to comment
MacGyverRI Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Then again I don't even baby talk to babies... Shamey wamey you wascally wabbit! Link to comment
confused25 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 lol my ex and I only baby talk to be funny, but we don't do it all the time. I thought it was kinda cute I think baby talk is ok when you do it in private, I would NEVER EVER do it in front of our friends and neither would he. I know I definitely wouldn't enjoy hearing other people babytalking in front of me haha. Link to comment
guest2345 Posted January 5, 2007 Author Share Posted January 5, 2007 LostInMyThoughts since you answered a question with a question.. he lives with me in my condo. when she's over it's baby talk. on the phone. baby talk. i constantly have to hear it. i never liked it from anyone but never had to hear it maybe from kids 23 and under - the high schoolers/college age students it doesn't bother me as much it's a little bit more acceptable and understanding to me as they're younger. But older than that? let's say 36 and 29? makes me cringe. to each it's own i guess but having to hear it constantly just makes me want to cringe and throw things at them. Link to comment
MacGyverRI Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 But older than that? let's say 36 and 29? makes me cringe. to each it's own i guess but having to hear it constantly just makes me want to cringe and throw things at them. It usually gets worse w/ older women..... Link to comment
LostInMyThoughts Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 LostInMyThoughts since you answered a question with a question.. he lives with me in my condo. when she's over it's baby talk. on the phone. baby talk. i constantly have to hear it. i never liked it from anyone but never had to hear it maybe from kids 23 and under - the high schoolers/college age students it doesn't bother me as much it's a little bit more acceptable and understanding to me as they're younger. But older than that? let's say 36 and 29? makes me cringe. to each it's own i guess but having to hear it constantly just makes me want to cringe and throw things at them. Understandable. If I had to hear it constantly, I'd be really annoyed too. It's just the thing about living with people. Have you thought about talking to him about being a little more discreet when he's on the phone? Like letting him know that you hear his conversations with his gf, and you don't like prying into his business, but that it's too hard to stop listening. But for the record--I answered the question, *THEN* asked a question. Answering a question with a question is just rude ;-) Link to comment
rocio Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 I can't stand baby talk or any of that other cutsy stuff. Especially in the bedroom, but basically anywhere. Even when you are talking to babies or children, it just shouldn't happen IMO. My ex used to refer to himself as "huggy bear", i guess hoping that I would follow. But I've never used it. And he never stopped calling himself that. Clue for people: if the other person ignores your baby talk and cute nicknames, just let it go! He also used to say "porkipies" instead of "lies", which got on my nerves. I think I will snap if anyone tries to talk in baby-talk to my child. My child will speak proper English, and nothing else. Link to comment
rocio Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 oh, and french and yoruba.. but no baby talk. Link to comment
Mrs Elliott Smith Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 I'm not into baby talk either, but hey . . . whatever floats your boat. I doubt it's harmful, unless one of the partners is not into it. If they both like doing that, why question it? It's just a preference, and someone could just as easily object to one of your preferences.... Link to comment
guest2345 Posted January 6, 2007 Author Share Posted January 6, 2007 whoo boy! i read what i wrote and was where'd THAT come from? lol dang. glad you took it in good humor. it's worst than over the phone... it's when she's over, over the phone, when we're out in public. and also in their emails - he showed me something he was going to send to her (wanted my advice) and it was titled smookie wookie. i about gagged. but didn't say anything just rolled my eyes like who are you and what have you done to my brother. lol. mrs elliott smith why question it? just annoys me to all get out. feels like 24/7 - an ongoing thing. he was even complaining the other day about coworkers getting mad at him when he talks on the phone to his gf. i'm like bro... they're probably as annoyed as i am with the baby talk. the only other alternative is kicking him out of my place. he's just broke right now so'd prob be sleeping in his car. i bought my place a couple of years ago and helped him out when he was on hard times. if he/she objects to anyone of my preferences... i hate to sound like my parents but he can get out of my house if he objects to any my preferences. if they were living together, yeah i'd probably still be annoyed but... they'd be in their own place and i could just leave or decide not to come over. no not harmful to them... but very very very annoying to me. but this wasn't really supposed to be about my brother,maybe should have left that part out.. in general it was just a post on how annoying i find baby talk. nicknames.. kool. but when whole sentences and conversations are formed... wow. Link to comment
Juliana Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Ah, they just feel free to be silly with each other. That's nice. I couldn't do it; it makes me want to yak, but it's lovely to see other people who are so deliriously happy and at ease with each other. And then I'd leave the room. Can you suggest maybe less PDA around you? Because you're not the only one who would find baby talk a bit sick-making. Link to comment
BellaDonna Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 My sister does this with her boyfriend and it makes my stomach hurt. That was over a year ago, and it still happens currently. Some babies never leave the cradle. BellaDonna Link to comment
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