My W "slipped up" the night before last. She actually called me Honey! Haven't heard that in a while.

It may be habitual, but I don't think it would come out unless you're feeling a little less guarded. Even if just for that minute.

It happens though.

Me: 35
W: 31
S:9
M: 10 years
Together 13
MySitch - Ups & Downs
She moved out the day before Thanksgiving 2009, over 13 months post-bomb.