A Rose by Any Other Name


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Wonderwoman402 is offline Wonderwoman402 Post #1  June 20,2009, 4:43pm
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The last guy I had a serious relationship with was named "Chris." Of the first 6 matches I received on eHarmony, 4 were named "Chris," "Chris," "Chris," and "Christopher."

The other two were named "Mike" and "Michael," also an ex's name.

Does anyone else have a hang-up about dating a person with the same name as a significant ex? I have a real hard time getting past that.
 
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jayjay is offline jayjay Post #2  June 20,2009, 4:44pm
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Hey....that would make it easy for you to date them all. No problem remembering multiple names. lol
 
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Not to mention potentially embarrasing moments ...
 
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Ha! Except that uttering this specific name makes me vomit a little in my mouth....
 
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That would be convenient! When initially dating someone, I'll almost say some other name from my past. The name may be someone I've dated for 3 months or 3 years.
 
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I think that's just something you need to get over. It isn't his fault his parent's didn't name him Barry or Carl. Plus Chris and Mike are very common names. Hell, my name is Michael.

Having said that, I have a hard time dating women named Amy. I had two bad relationships with Amy's. It can be tough. I know what that I have to just push past it, but it doesn't help me do it.
 
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Hell, my name is Michael.

This is clearly fate. You should ask her out!
 
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Wonderwoman402 wrote :
Ha! Except that uttering this specific name makes me vomit a little in my mouth....
Come up with a funny nickname, problem solved.
And I actually like Mike for some reason. Chris - not so much.
 
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IcecreamMoon wrote :
Come up with a funny nickname, problem solved.
And I actually like Mike for some reason. Chris - not so much.
I dated someone recently who (OK this is a little mean) I thought his name sounded funny...bad funny. So, with his permission I called him by his first initial: G. The only problem was when I said, "Jeez, G!"

Maybe you could try that? Honestly, though - I don't think I could date someone with my ex-husband's name, but fortunately it's not common like Mike or Chris...
 
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I have a hang-up on a name - and most of the time the hang-up is true. So when I find out someone has that name, I am watching for the oddness to come out. There are exceptions to that name but they are few.
 
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