To you, do these terms apply to men, women or both?

Question

I'm doing a little investigation here! Here are six terms of endearment:
1) Poppet
2) Love
3) Precious
4) Dear
5) Pigeon
6) Petal

Could you list, in order, whether these terms seem most appropriate when applied to a man or a woman, or whether they seem equally appropriate for both?

They don't have to apply to a man/wife relationship. Just generally males and females from all age ranges.

Please say your first instinct! Thank you :)

Answer 1

woman
both
both
both
both
woman

Answer 2

poppet - that one is funny for male or female
love - the old lady in the cafeteria says that to everyone
precious - are you being sarcastic
dear - how old are you... people under 50 only use this when writing a letter
pigeon - um does anyone call a human this?? if so are they being offensive?
petal - maybe to call a gay man this would be ok if he is ok with it...or a child

Answer 3

They all appear most appropriate to women in my opinion. The only exception is Dear, which would apply to both.

Answer 4

1) Poppet - both
2) Love - both
3) Precious - female
4) Dear - male
5) Pigeon - male
6) Petal - female


these are the FIRST things that pop into my mind.

Answer 5

This is interesting...
1. boy or woman
2. either / both
3. girl or woman
4. boy or either adult
5. boy or woman
6. girl or woman

Answer 6

child both both both female female

Answer 7

woman
both
woman
woman
neither
woman