Does he call you teddy bear? Good! You have a better chance of a happy relationship

Brodie Denham

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Nicknames such as puppy, teddy bear, or cookie won’t make you laugh so hard after you discover (we are about to illustrate) that calling your partner affectionate epithets is good for love.

In fact, research has shown that using such nicknames helps make the relationship stronger.

The research

The research was conducted through a survey of 1,026 adults conducted by Superdrug Online Doctor, and it showed that the use of nicknames within a couple increases the satisfaction of the relationship itself.

Participants ranged in age from 20 to 71 and had to have been in a relationship for at least more than one month to participate in the survey. Forty-nine percent of respondents were European and 51% were American.

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Why nicknames are good for you

The survey revealed that using this kind of nickname can be beneficial because it fosters a sense of intimacy between partners and increases emotional connections.

Under the right circumstances, nicknames are not just a cute way to get your partner’s attention — they can also be a sign that you feel comfortable enough with each other to develop the so-called love language, writes the Superdrug team that directed the survey.

Supporting this claim

This is not the first time that gender nicknames used in couples have been identified as an indicator of relationship satisfaction.

A study published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationss in 1993 had examined the use of bizarre idioms in married couples, finding that those who use nicknames were generally happier than those who did not.

The results also suggested that spouses’ use of tender nicknames decreased over the course of their relationship.

Using nicknames in greater amounts were couples who had been married less than five years without children, while those who had children or had been married longer used them much less frequently.

Brodie Denham

Writer