Nicknames for the one you love?

Babe reminds me of babe the pig :frowning: lol sorry! I cringe when even girls call girls babe its like argh

We have a couple in the extended family who are now grandparents but would openly call each other jaan and jaani lol even til this day. Thw guy was waay older then his wife probably 20 yrs older so made it even mkre cringey