Alright, you already got some great comments, but I guess the more the merrier, and as I'm German too, I just thought I'd add my opinion as well. I really don't know what kind of people would say Liebling and Schatz are old-fashioned. Schatz is THE most used endearment here, almost everyone I know calls their partner that, even my brother. Liebling is not as common, but it's still used and certainly not outdated.
There are of course other petnames, but I find most of them rather silly and wouldn't use them. Things like "Mausi" or "Bärli" or "Schneckchen" (why would I want to be called snail?) or "Hasi". What I still find acceptable are for example "Spatz" (sparrow) or "Schnucki" (which I honestly can't translate, I don't think it's even a real word).
So if you want to use Liebling, do it. It's perfectly fine, and anyone who gives you grief over it is a schmuck (as Danny would say).
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Date: 2011-09-05 01:27 pm (UTC)Schatz is THE most used endearment here, almost everyone I know calls their partner that, even my brother. Liebling is not as common, but it's still used and certainly not outdated.
There are of course other petnames, but I find most of them rather silly and wouldn't use them. Things like "Mausi" or "Bärli" or "Schneckchen" (why would I want to be called snail?) or "Hasi". What I still find acceptable are for example "Spatz" (sparrow) or "Schnucki" (which I honestly can't translate, I don't think it's even a real word).
So if you want to use Liebling, do it. It's perfectly fine, and anyone who gives you grief over it is a schmuck (as Danny would say).