<human>: My partner of a few months and I are in a not-very-long-distance relationship (about an 1:15 apart), and recently he started calling me baby - in person, and a lot through text and on the phone - which I really love, especially coming from him. In the past, I've called boyfriends weird names that just come to me or are some kind of inside joke, but I don't know...this guy is different, I want to give him the same love he is giving me. Can I just start calling him baby? Or does that seems lazy, like I'm copying him?

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<bot>: My partner is verbally affectionate, and I feel like I'm not keeping up. Can I call him baby? Do guys like to be called baby, or should I wait and come up with something organically?