Why would this girl keep calling me "dear"?

Anonymous
First of all yes, I know that "dear" is a very common word that old and young women use all the time. Having said that, in this case, this girl doesn't use that word all the time on everybody, so the fact that she "uses" it on me, makes me wonder (and yes, sometimes she is around her male friend and she has not said it once to them). SO up until 3 weeks ago, we didn't really talk much, its like we felt this strong animosity towards each other. One day we just started talking and now we talk all the time.

At first she wouldn't say my name, now she says it. The after that, she started dropping "dear" here and there while talking to me. In my case, I usually feel weird if I don't use those kinds of words and start using one on a girl, makes it seem too obvious.

Has any of you used a term of endearment on a single individual without it meaning anything?
Why would this girl keep calling me "dear"?
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