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Post by milkman's baby on May 15, 2009 13:25:24 GMT -5
If someone had a name that sounds hideous or unpleasant to your ears, would you be hesitant about dating them? Or if it was a guy named Elizabeth or a girl named Michael or something. Better yet, would you date someone with the same name as you?
I had a friend who liked this guy named Prince Tyrone Keeshawn, but she wouldn't go out with him because she thought that was too ghetto. She was pretty ghetto herself, but the name crossed the line for her I guess.
I'm just wondering if these things actually matter to most people
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Post by nemesisgalofdoom on May 15, 2009 14:47:41 GMT -5
sure, aslong as he*s not ugly ....... but one things is sure to me: names no matter ugly or not, that can be male or female is annoying...............my examples are pascal, dominik and jamie - those "inbetween things". brrrrrr.
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Post by milkman's baby on May 15, 2009 15:33:39 GMT -5
haha u don't like unisex names? yeah, i don't think i would want to be a jordan or alex, even though that's a cute name.
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Post by nemesisgalofdoom on May 15, 2009 16:21:10 GMT -5
yep. it make one assosiate with a so called "hermaphrodite" - that's a major turn-off to me (girls looking like guys and vice versa), I'm damn old-fashioned in this point There are many women in Germany who look like guys and also dress like guys ...............(very short hair almost bald) brrrrrrrrrrr.
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Post by xandra on May 15, 2009 17:16:59 GMT -5
wow, really? My name's Alexandra but almost everyone I know calls me Alex. Just easier that way, and I kinda like that it's unisex and not so girly. I dunno, doesn't bother me but it is annoying when I get calls at work and people are surprised that I'm female.
I went on a few dates with a guy named Alex way back when. It was kind of weird and kind of funny, but we stopped seeing each other for other reasons.
As for the original question, there are usually ways to shorten names but some are definitely cringeworthy. In that case just go with a pet name. Shouldn't be too big of a deal.
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Post by meep on May 15, 2009 20:32:27 GMT -5
^ I like the name Alex. It is common, but short and to the point. I love names that are short and to the point. I dislike names that are too girly.
My name is Robyn which is quite unisex. Apparently Robin with the "i" is for boys, and Robyn with the "y" is for girls. Though I don't know if that's really true. I don't like my name... but oh well.
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Post by betahat on May 15, 2009 20:53:02 GMT -5
There were two guys in my high school with the named Robyn and Robin - I don't know why they were different, though the former was half-Indian and the latter scottish. I once dated a girl with the name Yusleivis - kind of an ugly name, but who cares really?
nemesisgalofdoom, you really seem to have it out for androgeny in general. I thought at first it was a simple preference for manly men (and feminine women), but now that you have extended it to the realm of language I'm not sure what to make of it. Do you also hate manly cars in hot pink and frilly feminine dresses in manly colors (like forest green, gray, dark burgundy, and navy)?
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Post by meep on May 15, 2009 21:30:43 GMT -5
^Haha. I have noticed this with nemesis, and was wondering the extent to which the dislike for androgeny spans also.
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Post by milkman's baby on May 15, 2009 21:31:06 GMT -5
I'm guessing men would care less about this than women. Some women care about the surname of the guy too, especially the ones desperate to get married.
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Post by xandra on May 15, 2009 21:51:52 GMT -5
Only if they plan on changing their last name.
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Post by Hogan on May 15, 2009 23:56:55 GMT -5
My name is Krispin... not exactly the prettiest name. I definitely won't discriminate.
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Post by milkman's baby on May 16, 2009 0:07:05 GMT -5
Only if they plan on changing their last name. True. But let's face it, the majority of women who get married are giddy and excited about taking a new last name. I honestly don't understand it. Even the most self-proclaimed liberal women do it. And I would like to add that I am no where within the bounds of that group of women. I don't even believe in marriage (for myself), so I'm really clear of this.
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Post by milkman's baby on May 16, 2009 0:07:47 GMT -5
My name is Krispin... not exactly the prettiest name. I definitely won't discriminate. I don't think that's an ugly name. It just makes me hungry for donuts.
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Post by TeeHee on May 16, 2009 0:19:22 GMT -5
I once dated a girl with the name Yusleivis - kind of an ugly name, but who cares really? that's a cool-sounding name My name is Krispin... not exactly the prettiest name. I definitely won't discriminate. I like it. It's unique. I have a strong dislike for generic names. Gathering from my own personal experience as well as in my family's experience, forever turned me off from common generic names. My former first name was very common and led to several misunderstandings and incidences usually involving mistaken identity with multiple people who had the same first-last name combo. My two middle names, however, were more unique, so I had my former first name thrown out and go by one(or both) of those now. I no longer identify with or respond if anyone addresses me by my former first name. When/if I have children, I plan to give them more distinctive(but still attractive) names too. That said, it's obvious the concept of what an "ugly" name is is a subjective one. Can't recall ever coming close to dating anyone with a thoroughly horrible name, but I imagine it shouldn't be a huge factor. Worse come to worse, could probably just come up with some nick name.
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Post by halfbreed on May 16, 2009 0:36:03 GMT -5
If I liked the person, it would make me like the name because I associate it with them. (But if it was really, really ugly... D: )
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