ut804 Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 would you date a person who has the same name as your cousin? your mother or father? your sister or brother? Sometimes I meet guys with the same name as one of my cousins and I think it's weird if I would date someone with the same name. lol has anyone done this? Weird or not a big deal? Link to comment
orchidrose Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I'm dating someone now with the same name as my uncle, but I'm not particularly close with my uncle. Never dated a guy with a name close to any other male family members, though. Link to comment
bri427 Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 lol ive come accross this a few times.. thats when i come up with pet names to differ the two people. its much more irritating for me to date someone with the same name as an EX, lol thats the one i hate more!!!! Link to comment
TakingtheBlame Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Just started seeing a guy with the same name as my brother. Aaaaawkward. Actually, it's not so bad, just a bit confusing. Link to comment
ut804 Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 ohh yeahh.. what if the new guy has the same name as your ex? I actually dated a guy with the same name as my ex but it didn't really bother me, it was just kinda weird lol. Link to comment
Jetta Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I won't date someone with the same name as my brother. Have a friend who tried to become a boyfriend way back who has my brothers name and that's the very reason I couldn't date him, it was just creepy. As for a cousin I would date someone with a cousins name but I haven't run into it so I can't be positive because two of my cousins were like brothers. They came on family vacations with us, one lived with us for a while, etc. Those names I'd avoid dating but again I haven't run into guys with their names. Link to comment
Ariel85 Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 This is a joke, right? You would disqualify someone because of their NAME? Link to comment
greywolf Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 It's just a name. I don't think it's a big deal. Link to comment
HeartGoesOn Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I would be more concerned on what's behind the name. Link to comment
ut804 Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 it reminds me of a time i was listening to the radio and the DJ asked this same question. a girl called in and she said she dumped her boyfriend because he wanted her to say his name when they were having sex and his name was the same as her father's! lol so yeah.. Link to comment
Jetta Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Seriously I couldn't date the guy because it was my brother's name. Not joking. Don't think I'd have that problem with cousins though. Link to comment
DrKitten Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Not a big deal. The men in my family have pretty common names anyway. Link to comment
Jd1983 Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I never dated anyone with the same name as any of my family members. It may be a little weird though. Link to comment
RockyRaccoon Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 This is not really answering your question but is still relevantish. My name rhymes with my ex's. Got kind of confusing sometimes when someone would yell out one of our names, Link to comment
Rosesong18 Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I'm dating a man with the same name as my very younger cousin (basically, step-mother's nephew) and it's not awkward at all, except that one time when my cousin got a text form me that wasn't supposed to be sent to him. so that was solved by changing a few things around in my phone. Link to comment
Ariel85 Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Seriously I couldn't date the guy because it was my brother's name. Not joking. Me, too. But, that's because I don't like him. lol I lived with someone for many years, and he had the same name as my Dad. So, when someone called the name, it was qualified as "little" or "big" before their name. lol Never bothered me in the least. Link to comment
The Wire Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 This topic sounds like the basis of a Seinfeld or Curb Your Enthusiasm episode. It's kinda sad if people dismiss someone over their name, it's not like they're responsible for it, plus you could be missing out on someone who's otherwise perfect for you. A girl at work not only has a boyfriend who's name is the same as her brothers, but they all live in the same house, she just has nicknames for both of them and it doesn't seem to bother her. It's only an issue if you make a big deal out of it, people aren't going to look at you strange, it's not nearly as important as who the person is. Link to comment
TakingtheBlame Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Perhaps a bit off topic, but somewhat amusing nonetheless...in addition to now seeing someone with the same name as my brother, my boss of nearly three years ALSO has the same name as my brother. Before I met this new guy I already had to specify "such-and-such my boss" or "such-and-such my brother" when talking about them to other people. In addition, I had several close calls with nearly texting my boss things meant for my brother...once I caught myself nearly sending a text to my boss late on a Saturday night that said "hey stopping by in a minute to pick up the stuff" and realized what confusion that would lead to for my boss (not to mention the boss' wife.) Imagine how I now dread sending texts to my brother OR my boss meant for the guy I'm seeing. But I digress. Link to comment
Batya33 Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 If someone thinks of that as a dealbreaker then I don't think that person is entitled to complain ever about being single. Link to comment
TakingtheBlame Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Hahaha couldn't have put it better myself, Batya. Link to comment
Tanzi Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 If someone thinks of that as a dealbreaker then I don't think that person is entitled to complain ever about being single. Very true. Although it was a little weird getting up close and personal with someone who I had to call by the same name that had, up to that point, only been allocated to my brother, it certainly wasn't a dealbreaker for me. As for cousins etc I doubt it would even cross my mind as they are all relatively common names that I have heard many, many times over the years. Link to comment
-Sanguine- Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I personally don't see the big deal. A name doesn't define someone. Link to comment
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