When Dating, How Important Is Someone's Name?
We'd be lying if we said names don't help or hinder our attraction to someone new.
All this buzz over that Baby Name Wizard application had us thinking about names. Particularly names and how they mangle our view of someone upon meeting them. Nameplate Necklaces: An Update
You know what we're talking about. For instance, ever notice how Emily's are a little flaky? Guys with the name Billy always have some sort of an ego problem, and have you ever met a Bethany who wasn't really attractive?
You could probably dispute all of the above, of course, but even the Baby Name Wizard has a portion where you rate a name in terms of how smart, sexy, friendly, creative, young, strong and sophisticated it sounds. Attraction At First Eye Contact?
Which, admittedly, some names just inherently have it in the bag. Afterall, doesn't Angelina or Natasha or Antonio just sound a little sexier then say, Leah or John?
Personally, we've always had bad romantic luck with the name "Greg." We're not sure we've ever dated a "Mark," but can't seem to rid ourselves of "Brian"s.
What about you? Are there any names that automatically grind your gears or get you going? Do you notice any patterns?
Discussion
I absolutely agree with this. I could never go out with a Smitty, Billy bob, Dick, or Butch. Every guy that i find attractive, seems to be named Michael. Not sure why that is but "my guys" never shorten their names for some reason. I hung out with a Jeff for a couple weeks and he kept leaving me ridiculous messages where he'd change my name to something stupid like, "Calalamading dong" or "Calaria"...um...don't do that man. Uncool Jeffalocockus!
I have a myspace account and this guy name PAITIENCE sends me one of thoes pick up letters. That was his REAL name people. This is the 21st century NOT Colonial Williamsburg for crying out loud. A name like that on a man is a way to castrate him for sure. I want my man to have a name like Michael, Paul, Shawn, or Dave. Something NORMAL not something that sounds like they are an escapee from some Amish group.
There's definitely something to this. In online dating, especially, when all surface-level details, including name, can leave with a potentially false impression. I wonder if men named Fabio get leaps and bounds more initial attention than a Bob might.
