sunshinegirl Posted December 7, 2010 Posted December 7, 2010 If you love the person, the name shouldn't be a dealbreaker. BUT. My first love had a name that I really, really didn't like. To the point that I almost never used it with him...to the point that he noticed and said something to me about it, and asked that I use his name. Reluctantly, I complied. Really, really reluctantly. It was one of those names you don't want to use during sex. I'm not sure why I was worried, though -- we never actually had sex, and he later turned out to be gay. My husband has a good, solid, masculine name that I love. It suits him. And I've always liked my name - it suits me too. TBF - Dimitrius? Or something -opolous?
tigressA Posted December 7, 2010 Posted December 7, 2010 I really like my name, and guys I date like it too. People call me shorter versions of it, but I don't like that. I much prefer being called by my full first name. I dated a guy with my brother's name once and that was weird--not surprisingly that relationship lasted only a month. I really don't think I could ever do that again, or date a guy with my dad's name. I've dated a handful of guys over the last year with unique names, and I liked them. I thought my last ex, though he was a real jerk, had a really sexy name.
Template Posted December 10, 2010 Posted December 10, 2010 What's the big deal about names? Trust me, my name is probably the most mispronounced, or misspelled name ever. Marloun - pronounced (Mar-Loon). In my entire life, maybe on 2-3 people ever said it right the absolute first time, and for some reason they were from Mediterranean countries. But for laughs, here the variations I've heard since Kindergarten. Mary Lou Marlo Marlou Mar-Louie <- huh? Marlo-un Mar-lawhon Merlin Marlin phone call > Can I talk to Mrs. (thinking it was Mary Lou) Marvin <- huh? and my personal favorite - Maaaaaaar-Maaaarllllll-how-do-you-say-your-name LOL But seriously, I've met people that changed their names, or used say a middle name (hell mine is Michael), because they don't like their given name. Must be childhood trauma, for some of you eh. Personally, no matter the name, it's the association of the person at hand. ie. if you think Jeffrey is sexy, do you think Jeffrey Dahmer is? LOL IMHO
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