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I had a woman who used to contact me in my job a few years ago and she had a sort of west country accent and would call me 'my lover'. But I found it adorable rather than offensive. However it's funny and just an observation, but the way it is said or how it is placed in a sentence can turn the word 'dear' into an insult. The way you described how you use it is in the harmless camp.I have to confess I do address people as My Dear. It does solve the problem with upsetting people in this day and age of gender ideology and political correctness. I get away with it because I’m old!