My boyfriend said 'hey baby' affectionately on the phone to a female co-worker and when I called him on it, said I was just jealous

A female age 36-40, anonymous writes:

Ok, I have been with my boyfriend for 4 1/2 years and we have a 7 month old son. Just yesterday he called a female that he worked with to sort out a scheduling conflict. I was thumbing through a magazine when he says, "Hey Baby!" I looked up because I thought he was talking to me, but he was actually talking to his female co-worker!!! He said it in the same tone as he would say it to me and that is exactly what he calls me, "Baby!" I couldn't believe it! I immediately called him out on it and he acted like it was no big deal. He proceeded to call me "insecure" and "jealous." He said that it's normal for all guys to do this. Then today he mixed up our names!!! I'm wondering if something is going on here. There are no signs of it, but he does spend a lot of time at work (50+ hours per week). Am I wrong to think this is a big deal? I just can't bring myself to get over it!!!

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