Today, I was talking with my mother. As we went to say goodbye, she said "I love you". Out of habit of saying I love you to my girlfriend, I said, "Love you too babe". FML
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OP here. First off I am a girl. Second we were talking on the phone so it was not as awkward as it could have been. The awkward thing is that she didn't really approve of my relationship at first and still is getting adjusted to the idea. She kind of just laughed it off but I couldn't tell if it was an awkward silence laugh or a funny laugh.
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Anontbh 18
I would've just avoided her for the rest of the day... But seriously I'm sure she understands
VoldooPed 20
Nothing wrong with loving your mother... Too much.
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thetacosniper 14
That must've been pretty awkward. When in doubt, dance out?
XPhoenixFire 17
I usually go by the "when in doubt, whip it out policy" but i think dancing would be more appropriate in this situation.
Anontbh 18
I would've just avoided her for the rest of the day... But seriously I'm sure she understands
aleemoe45 15
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Just start telling your girlfriend "I love you too" instead so you don't confuse it anymore
ohjoy15 33
Or... you could just laugh it off, leave it there, and forget about it. Am I the only one zen around here?
leogachi 15
You sound condescending rather than zen. You may have inner peace, but that doesn't automatically make your idea better.
kristina12345 9
It's fine you don't have to be worried. I'm sure she would understand!
ohjoy15 33
@12. "Am I the only one zen around here" is a Daryl Dixon quote...
leogachi 15
My bad, I don't watch The Walking Dead.
enginsteve 17
#67 how did you know who Daryl Dixon was then?
cameosurgeon 16
You don't have to watch a show to know the name of a very popular character from it.
Benmantha 31
Hey, I know my mom is still a Babe. Maybe your Mom is one as well?
AnOriginalName 19
You can be Stacy, or OP can be Stacy, but there can't be two Stacys.
EatUrGreens 20
daughter* A bit less awkward tbh depending in the relationship they have, but still is pretty funny :')
KuronoEru 26
You should be thankful that you didn't call her something ridiculous like Lobster Butter and said babe instead.
Morning_fml 22
"I love you too, Lobster Butter." What the ****?
cari_cat 19
Is this a reference to something?
KitchKraft 21
At least in that case you could say that it's an inside joke with a friend or something. With saying "babe" it's hard to talk yourself back out.
PANDORUM89 21
I've done this too. so awkward lol feel for you OP but hopefully you both had a laugh and moved on
AllSoul 23
This has happened to me, but the other way around, my boyfriend has called me "mum" more than once...
Brandi_Faith 34
32, now that's worse, lol. But hey, at least you know your boyfriend loves his mom and has no issues saying it to her every day! Watch how a guy treats his mom, it's often a good indicator of how he treats women in general and how he'll treat you.
AllSoul 23
Oh yeah, we've been together for years now and I'm pregnant with our first child. He treats me like a queen, it's totally worth being called "mum" a couple of times!
PANDORUM89 21
congrats on the baby! and sometimes you get so in the habit of saying something like my boyfriend and I were living with each other and I saw him every day obviously so when my mom called every once in a while and said I love you it was automatic to say I love you too baby.
jamie_elocin 18
For the first two months of my relationship, I accidentally called every member of my family "babe" multiple times. It happens dude. :/
A07 48
Then don't.
abNormal62 23
Completely understandable and socially acceptable had the OP been from somewhere in the southern USA
MrDonSalvetti 27
God this cliché about people from the south of the US is so annoying...
Killz268 18
the only comment that's actually made me laugh in a while
Brandi_Faith 34
I still find the southern jokes funny. It's a joke. It's not like people think everyone from the south is actually incest. We have this really small hick town by my camp and we always joke about the same thing. We say they're all dating/marrying their cousins there. It's still funny.
PANDORUM89 21
exactly #53 I'm from Texas and I think the jokes are funny. People all over the world have stereotypes, they have them for a reason. not everyone fits the stereotype buy a lot do. for instance I have friends with horns on their cars and trucks. I ride horses. I know how to rope. I can shoot. all my friends hunt. I can make a mean sausage gravy and biscuits from scratch. and pecan pie is the shit. Even though I recently moved out of state I still think its the best state in the country. I have a couple friends from Arkansas and I make fat incest jokes all the time, and neither of them are fat or incest. they are jokes. If they offend you then politely ask the person saying them to stop, if you're annoyed with them then don't get on the internet.
VoldooPed 20
Nothing wrong with loving your mother... Too much.
JocelynKaulitz 28
Unless you're Norman Bates.
thatonetribute 31
Unless you're Oedipus.
ez2LOVE 13
my sister and i have both out of habit said babe to each other a few times, it's actually funny and we always joke about it!!