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Originally Posted by dogsbody70
Maybe if you find a special word of endearment-- solely for this young lady-- many relationships have their own private expressions for each other.
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Thanks for all your kind words. Regarding the above quote, I had gotten to that point with the previous girlfriend who was from Japan. As I said, through conversations about word meanings I picked up the word "bijin" and took to calling her that. Although that does not seem to work, linguistically, in Japan, that girlfriend simply loved it.
I'm sure Saori and I will find something that she likes. Its fun for her when I surprise her about knowledge of things japanese that would usually be obscure to your typical american.
Like just that I knew the words gaijin and okonomyaki. That's why it would be fun for us if I approached her with some ideas. It kinda takes the charm out of things when I go to her and say, OK, what's the cute nickname you want me to call you?
She would likely be a bit coy or modest to suggest something that really compliments her. That's why its better for me to come up with it.
So here I am.