ooh, so handsome

Every morning when I wake up and look over to the head of Hambley on the pillow next to me, it reminds me of how lucky I am to have such a handsome creature in my life. I am always sure to pay him lots of compliments, telling him over and over what a handsome boy he is. That this boy is a black pug does not make me any less happy.

Handsome is such an old fashioned word, I believe it was Monica Lewinsky's pet name for Bill Clinton, I can just imagine her saying "Hiya, Handsome!" Even women get called handsome, although I would not like to be called handsome myself.

From the Online Etymology Dictionary:
Handsome
c.1400, handsom "easy to handle, ready at hand," from hand (n.) + -some. Sense extended to "fair size, considerable" (1570s), then "having fine form, good-looking" (1580s). Meaning "generous" (in handsome reward, etc.) first recorded 1680s.