• May 1, 2024

"My life", "baby," beautiful "," bear "and" chocolate "are nicknames between couples which denote love, affection, confidence and sometimes, dissatisfaction and violence, Óscar Galicia , researcher at the Department of Psychology of the Universidad Iberoamericana.

Telling a loved one a nickname is to make it clear that you are not anyone, you are special. This creates intimacy, harmony and a positive response in the relationship. You are not "Claudia", "Tania" or "Mariana", you are my "princess", my "precious", you are unique. By doing this, couples change the meaning of what you are in terms of a relationship, that is, you stop being that person that everyone knows to be someone else for me, "explains the also expert in emotion management.

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When the nicknames are negative ...

"Fat", "old" and "shaggy" are some nicknames that denote a negative background in who says it, indicates Galicia.

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