Beverly Lewis

I've met men who've stood in long lines on my book tours, and they've said things like, 'I've read your books and they've changed the direction in my life, and I want to thank you.' I think they're standing in line for their wife or their mother or their sweetheart or somebody, but no.

American Novelist

La'Porsha Renae

I had a high school sweetheart that was my first. We were together all through high school. I had just broken up with him because I didn't think I was good enough. He wanted to be an anesthesiologist. I wanted to be an entertainer. His life was more planned out, and mine wasn't.

American Musician

Gena Showalter

My husband is actually the nicest guy in the world. He's my sweetheart and best friend, and one of the things I love best about him is that no matter how terrible I look - and believe me, it can get bad - he makes me feel pretty.

American Author

Josh Billings

Love is said to be blind, but I know some fellows in love who can see twice as much in their sweethearts as I do.

American Comedian

Scott Hamilton

Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart.

American Athlete

George Jean Nathan

A man's wife is his compromise with the illusion of his first sweetheart.

American Editor

Charles Marion Russell

The West is dead... you may lose a sweetheart but you won't forget her.

American Artist

Nate Torrence

I married my high school sweetheart, and I do have two kids.

American Actor

Charles Baudelaire

A sweetheart is a bottle of wine, a wife is a wine bottle.

French Poet

Becky G

Indicates a deep emotional bond, often in romantic relationships.

Deep Affection

Can refer to a past loved one, not necessarily a current partner.

Not Always Current

Often used casually to express fondness beyond romantic context.

Endearment

Commonly used in informal settings among close acquaintances.

Casual Tone

Suggests partiality, often used negatively to imply unjust preference.

Unfair Favoritism

When used in this context, it often holds a critical or resentful tone.

Criticism Implied

Refers to a person regarded highly for their kindness or pleasant nature.

Admired Qualities

Used to offer praise or show appreciation in a genuine way.

Complimentary

Used in labor or legal situations to describe a biased cooperative relationship.

Specific Context

Most relevant in discussions around labor rights or corporate ethics.

Modern Relevance

 and could pass the reigns of power onto his son. And something else happened instead. And maybe you thought you were going to grow up and marry your high school sweetheart and move back to your hometown and raise a bunch of kids together.

On being wrong PIPE Kathryn...

 those two pieces of information go along with either a pretty marked infection or severe inflammation but since his white blood cell count is so high he is going to get started on this tasty little concoction i have here okay sweetheart

Caring For A Sickly Baby...

 happened instead and maybe you thought you were going to grow up and marry your high school sweetheart and move back to your hometown and raise a bunch of kids together and something else happened instead and I have to tell you that I

On being wrong - Kathryn...

 and even I realized it at the time, as a nine-year-old child -- was that they stopped at all. That this old man would interrupt his moonlight stroll with his sweetheart with the precise reason of making fun of a child. "Oh," he said,

John Hodgman: A brief...

 sweetheart but then something morally rough would happen for me he would come home some days unload rupees into the kitchen cabinets like he was building a lightweight wall this seemed to be connected to building projects he would

Opportunity as a...

 is prepared to hear. I certainly wasn't. It was three years ago that I got a call in my office with the test results of a recent scan. I was 35 and finally living the life I wanted. I married my high school sweetheart

"Everything happens for...

 I married my high school sweetheart, Jane. I am lucky to have her. Together, we raised four wonderful children. I worked and studied hard to move up the career ladder, eventually becoming a chief financial officer

Henry Evans and Chad...

 which for many of them was taboo. Okay honey, now, I'm ready when you are. No, sweetheart, I said, I'm ready when you are. I'm freezing. It's like a meat locker in here in this recording studio.

Sarah Jones: One woman,...

 his sweetheart, whom he had met at one of his matches years before. He still wrestled in secret -- he had to. His internship at New York's St. Vincent's Hospital paid nothing.

Latif Nasser: The...

 You said you had garri, you have dried fish. But you didn't declare this. This is not allowed, sweetheart. Hey!

Sweetheart