meaning of "terms of endearment"

[Sweetpumpkin]

Hello,

As far as I know, terms of endearment means the words a person use to someone s/he loves: my darling, fairy, etc. However, in Korea, sometimes it is used like "conditions of love"- maybe, heart, money, look... etc. Is it okay? Does it really have double meanings? I'm curious.

Thank you in advance,
sweetpumpkin

[Mister Micawber]

In English it does officially mean 'darling', etc., but its use now is heavily influenced by the very popular and moving film of the same title. In the film, I think it refers rather to the complex, difficult and emotionally-charged facets of a relationship that are necessary to really endear people to each other, that is, to cause them to really love each other.
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[Sweetpumpkin]

Aha, so it could be used as "conditions of love" according to its context. Thank you!