Following on from a UK survey which revealed that ‘Darling’ was the most common pet name there, The Breakfast Show sought out the Irish equivalent, and as always, our listeners didn't disappoint!
We can reveal that the most common terms of affection, according to our listeners are.....‘Babes’ & ‘Princess’!
One listener summed it up by saying - “My sister-in-law calls my brother "babe" all the time. My nephew is 2 and a half and in the past few months has started calling his dad "dad-babe”.
The Top 5 in full is:
- Babes
- Princess
- Puddin'
- Honeybunny
- Queen
There was even one vote for Handsome McHandsome! 
Here are some of the others we received – ah sure you’re a soppy bunch altogether!
Loveen is a good galway term of affection!
We call each other Shtinky.
I call my wife Bruce...because she's The Boss
Swampduck was wat jack Duckworth called Vera. Jill
My girlfriend has a lovely bum so I call her "honey bummy"
I call my wife rose bush because she's beautiful but a thorny b*** at the same time - (we thought it best to leave this guy's full name out of this text)
My mate calls his wife The Sheriff
We put "kins" on the end of our names. Mommykins, daddykins, daughters are Evakins and Amykins. Peadar in rainy Galway. Thanks Pearar-kins!
Iano I call my wife my princess. ...though she got promoted to Queen a few weeks ago when our first baby - my new princess arrived. T.
And nobody, NOBODY, was smart-arsey in their texts. Nobody.
