Dude, I haven't used pet names in ages, but you're tempting me to XD
*calls everyone -- but everyone "man" or "dude"* I feel really, really gay -- gayer than I am -- when I call people sweetheart, honey, buttercup, pumpkin, sweetie, kiddo, what-fucking-ever XD
XD I call everyone 'hon,' and I only use 'sweetheart' occasionally, usually to make a point, to intentionally piss somebody off, or it I'm actually pitying them or offering sympathies. This time it was to make a point.
...well, okay, so maybe wearing shirts that look like I swiped them from a lumberjack ex-boyfriend is taking things a little over the top. Albeit mens flannel shirts are the comfiest. And cheap at Goodwill!