I am not your freaking dear friend

http://forums.digitalpoint.com/search.php?searchid=12686014

or search "dear friend" in DP

You are not writing a letter! and i don't even know you so stop addressing me as dear friend

 

That's funny... Does it really bug you?

 

To my dear friend Ahkip,

why do you get so upset over these types of things? You should learn to let it go. It will lead to a happier life. Looking forward to your reply.

Your dear friend,

Cylon

 

Maybe they mean to write "Deer Friend". A bestializer ploy, perhaps?

 

My Friend,

here is a chill pill

Your dear friend

Gweeb.

 

I prefer more casual communique, even in business. I only use dear for official sounding template emails, like "dear client" Rest of the time I address the person by their first name.

Either:

RedXer,

or
Hi RedXer,

 

why do you write to yourself?

 

He likes the attention

 

is that why he spends so much time in the bathroom?

 

No, he does that for another reason entirely

 

I've noticed the word 'dear' gets used a lot. It seems a little weird to me because it's something that is rarely used in the UK and when it is it is usually a male addressing a female. Still, it doesn't really matter all that much... at least not to me.