You call him Honey Buns, he calls you Sweetie-Poo. Ahem! To each his own, of course. But here's what I'm sure of - the love and adoration that you pour into saying 'Honey Buns' can never be replaced in public. Of course he wouldn't let you live it if he were caught dead being called that in front of his friends. So then you have to relegate yourself to calling him 'honey' or whatever lukewarm-washed out term you want to replace it with. The point is, the moment is probably lost and it's not coming back. Sad. OK stop brooding. Look at it this way - what if I told you that you never have to forgo those moments of potential? How, you ask? Learn some Spanish terms of endearment. That's how. Cause, come on, what are the odds of people knowing what those terms mean, anyway? Not many. Guess what then, these Spanish terms will be your beacon to a coded language. You could learn some romantic phrases in Spanish and then whenever the mood strikes (or even otherwise) you could simply pull out some of the most potent ones and watch him/her melt, even as others look on with confusion marked on their faces. **Warning - The usage of these terms coupled with a husky, low voice can lead to some pretty serious side effects. Don't say I didn't warn you. I can picture you now - sitting across a room full of people, all chattering about in their own worlds. But not you. You search for him and when you find him, you look over... your eyes meet and you mouth a Bésame in his direction. Then the color rises to his cheeks and a smile follows, and right there you know that learning those Spanish terms was truly worth it. P.S. - You'll just have to read the list to know the meaning of 'Bésame', won't you now.