(noun)A
pet name for a signifant other who is both your best buddy and your romantic interest. Term was derived by combining "buddy" and "baby" = "bubby". Name is reserved for people who were truly best friends prior to dating.It is
imperative that the person who becomes your "bubby" was purely a
platonic friend prior to dating.
You can call your significant other your bubby if you were best friends with him/her in a purely
platonic way. For example, dating a friend after 10 years of being friends with him/her -
seeing each other date others, being there for one another as a source of support, able to be truly yourself without any impression management.
What does NOT
constitute a "bubby"- Someone who becomes your best friend after you start dating. That is not a bubby.