jussmile is offline jussmile Post #1  May 20,2010, 10:56am
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For those of us who are dating to find a new (or original) Mr. MM(meaning marriage material), I'm curious if anyone gives thoughts to the name of the guys they're dating. Either first or last... From a last name perspective, when I was a teenager, I used to scribble my first name with my boyfriend's last name every chance I got... all through class.

Although I haven't done this since I've graduated (okay, maybe once... that I'll admit to), I'm just curious if anyone thinks names actually have any weight on either what you think about potential dates, or if there are just people with names that you refuse to date. I went through a period of time when I stopped dating guys whose first names began with "C." This is because every guy I ran into with this letter as their first name, was a total... well, not very nice guy (beginning with that very same boyfriend). But, that was then, this is now. Does a name even matter? I don't think so, but we can admit there are some names that are more attractive to us than others...

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I should clarify that the reason I ask is because I personally could not imagine this really mattering at all... but, just recently ran into someone (female) who really cared about this sort of thing. She thought a name could be a total turn-off.
 
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Thank goodness my name doesn't start with C! You almost broke my heart!

How about R?

I give you three guesses. If you got it right, all dinner you can eat.

(no it's not Rumpledskinskin)
 
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A Sheldon can do your income taxes, if you need a root canal, Sheldon's your man... but humpin' and pumpin' is not Sheldon's strong suit. It's the name. 'Do it to me Sheldon, you're an animal Sheldon, ride me big Shel-don.' Doesn't work.
 
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Mokkesofie is offline Mokkesofie Post #5  May 20,2010, 11:23am
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PY_2 wrote :
How about R?

I give you three guesses. If you got it right, all dinner you can eat.

(no it's not Rumpledskinskin)

Randy?
 
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Mokkesofie wrote :
Randy?
Always!
Last edited by PY_2; May 20,2010 at 11:38am. Reason: btw NO it's NOT Richard either lol
 
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I once dated a guy named Michael Smith. We had amazing chemistry, but we were not a match in most other ways. It really bothered me that his name was so common. I imagine if I really liked him, it would not have mattered. My current boyfriend has a fantastic last name. I studied latin extensively, and his last name is the latin word for my personal motto. Not to mention it's unique and sounds cool. This is a definite plus in the "extras that make him awesome" category, but I would date him regardless of what his name was.

I think names fall into the category of "great excuse to break up with someone who you weren't really feeling it with".
 
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The best guys start with G or S.
 
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ThePriestess wrote :
A Sheldon can do your income taxes, if you need a root canal, Sheldon's your man... but humpin' and pumpin' is not Sheldon's strong suit. It's the name. 'Do it to me Sheldon, you're an animal Sheldon, ride me big Shel-don.' Doesn't work.
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It's hard to think of anything less important in evaluating someone, especially since most people do not choose their own names.

What's especially dumb is when someone won't date a guy named Roger (or whatever) because some other guy they knew named Roger was a jerk.... as if everyone with that name is the same.
 
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