Being called princess

Anonymous
What does it mean when another grown woman calls a woman "princess"? Is this an insult?
Anonymous
It means they're calling the other person high-maintenance and entitled. Yes, it's an insult.
Anonymous
Oh, yes. That's an insult.

She is saying that you are acting like a spoiled, entitled bitch.
Anonymous
Yes. It generally means the person is some combination of prissy, entitled, thinks the world revolves around them, arrogant, etc.
Anonymous
Insult.
Anonymous
If she is over 5 yrs old being called princess is an insult.
Anonymous
OP did someone call you a princess? Can you tell us what happened?
Anonymous
Op here. There is this mom that calls me princess when we see each other at our kids activity. We are friendly to each other so I am a little confused with this.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Op here. There is this mom that calls me princess when we see each other at our kids activity. We are friendly to each other so I am a little confused with this.


Is she the same age as you? Or older? A number of older women will call those younger than them (like a full generation younger) "princess" as a term of endearment.
Anonymous
Insult. Just like when someone here refers to your child as "snowflake."
Anonymous
Op here. She's not that much older than me. She will say "hello beautiful" or sometimes "hello princess". Not sure why she would insult me since we are friendly. Confused.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Op here. She's not that much older than me. She will say "hello beautiful" or sometimes "hello princess". Not sure why she would insult me since we are friendly. Confused.


Hard to say. I know an older woman (70s) that says the same "hello beautiful" and "hello princess." But she's maybe twice my age, and she says that to everyone. For her it's a cultural/generational thing I think.

But if a peer is calling someone "princess," to me that's a definite insult.
Anonymous
She may like you but see you as very high maintenance or self-indulgent. Often princesses focus on hair and looks and shopping and stuff. Looking nice and having nice things and being treated like they are special are all important to them. They feel superior to the frumpy mom playing the sand with her kids. I have two friends that are princesses and they even call themselves that - so for us it is more joking. They are high maintenance and care a lot about nice things and complain a lot if things aren't the way they like it. But they know that about themselves so we call them on it.
Anonymous
Do you always have your hair done up? Fresh manicure? Do you carry a poodle in a purse?
Do you always look very 'put together' - aka you wouldn't be caught dead in public in sweats or without make-up?
Do you shop a lot or often have new things?
Do you often complain about things that don't meet your standards?
Anonymous
That is so odd for one adult to call another adult that. But you say she's friendly, so I would take it as a quirk your friend has, and don't take insult.

If you were complaining about something, like your hair salon stylist did a terrible job and is not worth $200, and she says, "Ok, princess." Yes, that's an insult.

If she is friendly and happy to see you, and when she sees you, always says, "Hi princess!" Then no, not an insult, that's just what your friend likes to say.
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