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HelpRe: Meeting someone with a name you hate
in reply to a message by gigibee
Generally I don't really think anything of it. There are plenty of names I dislike for various reasons but I generally don't apply that dislike to the person bearing the name.
Occasionally a good association with a name I previously disliked can change my opinion on the name. Especially with children (whom I work with), I find meeting a delightful little kid with a name I wasn't fond of before can often change my opinion.
If the reason I dislike a name is because it's silly or childish then I do have a hard time calling the person by that name. One of the boys I worked with a few years ago had a mother named Precious, it was very difficult to look an adult I've just met in the eye and call them Precious.
Occasionally a good association with a name I previously disliked can change my opinion on the name. Especially with children (whom I work with), I find meeting a delightful little kid with a name I wasn't fond of before can often change my opinion.
If the reason I dislike a name is because it's silly or childish then I do have a hard time calling the person by that name. One of the boys I worked with a few years ago had a mother named Precious, it was very difficult to look an adult I've just met in the eye and call them Precious.
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