honeybee81 is offline honeybee81 Post #21  February 28,2010, 2:01pm
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For me my father’s name is a huge turn off…blech.. I love my dad but can’t think of him when I with a guy…yuck
 
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For me my father’s name is a huge turn off…blech.. I love my dad but can’t think of him when I with a guy…yuck
 
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Gotta agree with honeybee81...my dad's name is YUCKY!!!! (Earl) Sorry to those of you with that name, but as I had a father...AND a brother...with that name...hard to imagine getting romantic with one! For me, also...my X's name, unfortunately...though I am sure there are a lot of *****'s...who are just fine!
 
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Interesting reading. I have never thought of it, and can't recall any specific reactions just because of the name.

Of course, my given name is a bit odd, and frequently misspelled or assumed to be short for something (which it isn't), so makes me wonder if it has an impact on people that get me as a match. I had just never thought about that before....
 
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Honestly, with all the reasons of substance there are to disqualify people, it seems rather silly to place any weight whatsoever on their name. I mean, with comments like this:

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I have an uncle named Willie who used to be an alcoholic. If anyone has ever spent time around an alcoholic, you'll understand why I steer clear of all men named Willie.
...the moral of the story is to steer clear of all alcoholics, not all people named Willie. I mean, if you knew someone with green eyes who had some negative trait, would you be "extra wary" of everyone with green eyes?

Yeah, I know there's a visceral reaction to certain names for some people, but why name it for anything other than what it is: irrational emotional baggage? Finding the right person is hard enough without putting up barriers and guards for irrational reasons.

*Dons flame-retardant suit*

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cardguy wrote :
visceral *Dons flame-retardant suit*

Ok, I'm ready

First of all....(sighing over the usage of visceral)...okay....that's out of the way...secondly...lmao! Cardguy...you're hilarious!
 
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I personally don't like when a guy's name ends in Y. I feel like, after 30, it's time to drop the "Y". I guess Tommy might be okay but Mikey is an absolute no for me. Another one would be Johnny....seriously..you're 45, shouldn't you just be John now? Oh Nicky...that's another one that I don't like.
 
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I think a new agey name or hyper macho name would be a turn off. Like Gunner, Tank, Rex, Apple,Sky. I am talking legal names, not nick names. Some parents name their kids after objects or places in order to seem differant, I think it just comes off as arrogant.
 
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Hmm ... only the names which I cannot pronounce easily - even with lots of practice.

And, I do find it difficult to pronounce names easily where the last letter of the given name and the first letter of the surname, are the same letter, or same sound. I stumble over that sometimes.

eg Jack Kelly
 
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I am 99% sure my name won't remind most women about their ex or their dads.

and thank goodness my evil ex also have a pretty unique name, so the chance of me meeting somebody with the same name is pretty slim.

(knock on wood) but the evil experience was so long time ago, the sound of that name doesn't bother me...heck I saw her passed me today (with her boyfriend) at church!
 
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