If a girl recently called you sweetie then you might be wondering why and what it might mean about the way that she feels about you.

This post will help you understand why she might call you sweetie and why other girls might call you sweetie as well in the future.

So, what does it mean when a girl calls you sweetie? By itself, it would likely be a term of endearment used to talk to you in a nice way especially if she also calls other people sweetie. If she only says it to you and she shows signs of attraction to you then it would make it more likely that she is attracted to you.

Since there are a number of reasons why a girl might call you sweetie it would be helpful to consider the context of how she said it and the body language that she showed.

By doing so you’ll be able to get a better understanding of why she called you sweetie and the way that she feels about you.

Why a girl will call you sweetie

Each of the different reasons why a girl will call you sweetie will likely come with a number of clues in her body language and in the way that she says it.

In the following sections, I will show you a number of reasons why a girl will call you sweetie, the signs to look for and the things to consider.

She likes you

She might have called you sweetie because she is attracted to you.

This would be more likely if she is a similar age as you, she only says it to you and if she shows positive body language signs around you that she doesn’t show with her other friend’s.

If she did call you sweetie because she is attracted to you then it would be likely that she would show signs of attraction in her body language and behavior when she is around you.

These signs could include:

  • Holding prolonged eye contact with you
  • Having dilated pupils when looking at you
  • Touching you a lot and more than she touches other people
  • Standing closer to you, when talking to you, than she does with other people
  • Asking you more questions than she does to other people
  • Pointing her feet at you when you’re around her
  • Touching your feet with hers
  • Tilting her head when talking to you
  • Brushing her hair to the side when she sees you
  • Stroking her hair while talking to you
  • Mirroring your own body language
  • Adjusting her appearance when she sees you
  • Glancing at you and quickly looking away or smiling when you notice
  • Laughing and looking to see if you are also laughing
  • Laughing a lot at the things that you say

She calls people sweetie naturally

Sweetie is a term of endearment that people will often naturally use when talking to other people. The reason that she called you sweetie could be that she says it naturally.

This would be more likely if she also called other people sweetie and if she shows similar body language around other people as she does with you.

If she does call people sweetie naturally then it could still be the case that she is attracted to you. If she is then it would be likely that she would show signs of attraction around you that she doesn’t often show with others.

She was being condescending

It could be the case that she was being condescending when she called you sweetie.

This would be more likely if she said it with a sarcastic tone, after you made a suggestion and if she said it when disagreeing with you.

If she was being condescending then she might also have shown condescending behavior in other ways as well by doing things such as:

  • Smirking at you
  • Not including you in discussions
  • Not taking you seriously
  • Having tight lips when you’re talking
  • Tilting her chin up and looking down at you

She loves you

It could be the case that she called you sweetie because she was showing that she loves you.

This would be more likely if she was a family member or if she has been your girlfriend for a while.

She was trying to reassure you

The reason that she called you sweetie could be that she was trying to make you feel better.

This would be more likely if she called you sweetie when you were alone together, when you were talking to her about something that made you sad or you were showing signs of being sad.

These signs could have included things such as having watery eyes, a flat speech tone, talking less than normal or inhaling through the nose quickly.

She might also have reassured you in other ways by doing things like rubbing your back or arms.

She wants to be more than just friends

If she has been your friend for a while then the reason that she called you sweetie could be that she actually wants to be more than just friends.

If that is the case then it would be likely that she would having been showing signs of attraction around you that you haven’t picked up on. It would be especially likely that she would do things such as hold prolonged eye contact, play with her hair around you and that she would make plans based on yours.

Consider your relationship with her

When trying to understand why she called you sweetie it would be helpful to consider the type of relationship that you have with her.

If she has been your friend for a while then it would be more likely that she was either trying to reassure you, show that she is attracted to you or that she was saying it to you naturally. It would be helpful to consider the body language that she shows with you and how it is different compared to how it is with her other friends.

If she was a girl that you hadn’t met before then it would be more likely that she said it naturally. However, she might also have said it for a different reason so it would be helpful to consider the tone that she said it with, if she said it to others and the body language that she was showing you.

Think about when and where she calls you sweetie

The timing and location of when she called you sweetie would also be a useful thing to think about.

If she called you sweetie when you were alone together then it would make it more likely that she was either trying to reassure you or that she was showing attraction to you. However, she could still have said it for a different reason so it would help to consider other things mentioned here.

If she called you sweetie when you were with other people then it would be more likely that she was either saying it naturally or that she was being condescending.

Consider the way that she interacts with others

When trying to understand why she called you sweetie it would help to compare the way that she interacts with other people with how she interacts with you.

If she also calls other people sweetie and she shows the same behavior and body language around them as she does with you then it would be more likely that she said it naturally.

Whereas, if she only said it to you and she shows different body language around you then it would be more likely that she was showing attraction to you if she also changed her body language in a way that showed attraction.

Consider how she reacts upon seeing you

Considering the way that she reacts to seeing you would be helpful in understanding the way that she feels about you.

If she changes her body language when she sees you then it would make it more likely that she feels positively or negatively about you.

If she reacts to seeing you by doing things such as:

  • Holding prolonged eye contact
  • Brushing her hair to the side
  • Positioning herself to be nearer to you
  • Pointing her feet at you
  • Adjusting her appearance

Then it would make it more likely that she was showing attraction to you when she called you sweetie.

Look for a number of clues

When trying to understand the way that she feels about you it would also be helpful to look for a number of different signs of the same thing.

The reason for that is that a single body language sign can have many different possible meanings making it difficult to understand why she might be showing it.

Whereas, a cluster of body language signs that all suggest the same thing would be more likely to be there for that specific reason.

If you want to learn more about body language, a book I would recommend would be The Definitive Book of Body Language (on Amazon). It shows you how to interpret body language and understand people's true intentions.

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