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Wondering if anyone has ever possibly not wanted to date a person due to their name? I may have posted on this before, but I am not quite sure.
Several years ago I was talking with a man who seemed fine, but had the same name as my ex-husband. I had never tried on-line dating until then, after I had separated from the ex, and I was weary.
He was a police officer as well as a security guard, I was still just kind of scared. Once he pulled out all of the storm trooper pictures I made my decision. It was a no-go.
Of course there is my SO. I met him online and by then, I was used to the whole online thing. He seemed great. Then we finally met, and he was just great! Obviously I knew his name, but not so obviously did I know it was a nick name for anything else.
Oh of course. He would have my ex husbands name. I told him right there on that first date I probably couldn't see him again but I would just mark it up as a con for now.
We had such a great first day and every day since, that the pro/con list vanished along with my apprehensions about his name.
I still think of it every once in a while but then I get over it real quick....
Ever have a problem dating someone if they have the same name as an ex?
Wondering if anyone has ever possibly not wanted to date a person due to their name? I may have posted on this before, but I am not quite sure.
Several years ago I was talking with a man who seemed fine, but had the same name as my ex-husband. I had never tried on-line dating until then, after I had separated from the ex, and I was weary.
He was a police officer as well as a security guard, I was still just kind of scared. Once he pulled out all of the storm trooper pictures I made my decision. It was a no-go.
Of course there is my SO. I met him online and by then, I was used to the whole online thing. He seemed great. Then we finally met, and he was just great! Obviously I knew his name, but not so obviously did I know it was a nick name for anything else.
Oh of course. He would have my ex husbands name. I told him right there on that first date I probably couldn't see him again but I would just mark it up as a con for now.
We had such a great first day and every day since, that the pro/con list vanished along with my apprehensions about his name.
I still think of it every once in a while but then I get over it real quick....
Ever have a problem dating someone if they have the same name as an ex?
I know Exactly WHAT YOU ARE talking about.
I had a pretty bad breakup with a guy named Fred, then I met a man whose name is Fredrick, of course I would call him Fred. It is very odd at the very beginning of our relationship, especially when we were intimate, if you know what I am talking about.
But I get used to it, he is a great man, that is all that matters.
A friend of mine was in a relationship with a man with the same first and last names and same middle initial (but different middle names) as him. That seemed so strange to me! Not a reason to not be together of course, but there were some everyday hassles with phone calls and mail.
I have had problems with two guys named Dave. The first one (I lived with him for a year)was an alcoholic and when he was sober (but hung over)he was emotionally abusive to me. He was fine drunk oddly, but sober was mean. He ended up getting weird where he wanted me to have sex with his friends and he eventually kicked me out. Dave #2 (I briefly lived with him)I dated who seemed nice and different than Dave #1 until I got to know him. Once I did I found out he was a pimp and a con artist and when he found out I wouldn't become an escort for him he kicked me out. This Dave caused a lot of trouble for me, unlike Dave #1 who was not a con artist. So no I probably wouldn't date another Dave.
I probably wouldn't date anyone named Simon either. Never dated anyone with that name but met a couple guys (in a non romantic situation)with that name who were mean so probably not.
The same name would not bother me at all. I don't really get hung up on those sorts of things. I think more about our dynamics.
Has it happened to you?
It could be because I had a pretty horrible marriage for the most part, but now I know how it feels to be treated with the love and respect one should feel from their other.....
It was just hard, because I was hung up on the name and everything attached to it, which was just bad.
It could be because I had a pretty horrible marriage for the most part, but now I know how it feels to be treated with the love and respect one should feel from their other.....
It was just hard, because I was hung up on the name and everything attached to it, which was just bad.
Nope never dated someone with the same name. I felt a little weird when someone in the same profession wanted to date me (they even worked in the same building, but didn't know each other) but I got over that. Some things might be a little too close for comfort but a name would not be one of those things for me. I still have my ex-husband's last name so being with someone with the same last name might be rather convenient actually. hahaha
I forgot to mention this but about a year ago I was on POF and talking to what seemed like a decent man. We had a lot in common and made plans to meet until we exchanged first names. Turns out a woman he hates AND and ex-girlfriend he hates (who screwed him over)have my same first name and he told me that was a deal breaker.
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