To just want to call people by their names?

[Geckos48]

Okay I know a group of women who, though I speak to very few of them, wish to be called by their 'fairy' names

One of them who I am stil in contact with, is insisting that I call her by (an obviously made up) name that she has chosen for herself.

I find this hard for a number of reasons;

1. I don't think of her as a 'pixie' or a 'fairy' or whatever so when I am talking to her it is natural to call her by the name I have know her by for around 10 years.

1. I don't know that that this perpetual childlike image these women are portraying is necessarily something I want to support either directly or indirectly

3 I just think it's a bit weird (if I'm honest)

I had a conversation with her last night, which felt a bit tense to be honest and it came up that she wants me to call her bluebell or whatever the hell it is.

AIBU to just not do this? Knowing it will likely end whatever friendship we still have? We are very different people now, she gets her political views from Russell Brand and 'doesn't appreciate debate' so I've already had to hide her posts in Facebook just because I can't stand to see her writing about stuff she doesn't quite get and being unable to justify it in any way.

Also, we are all hurtling towards our thirties now, is rather disparaging at the dreams and ideas we have regarding buying our own property and instead focusing (still) on travelling and living in the moment

Mrs Jay fairies have wings, they can fly, why would she need to do something so human, like take a bus

maybe she didnt want to draw attention to herself

Although as well as a fairy name I also have a fairy tattoo.

Am I one of them??

Help!!

Plus the only bubbles I know of is bubbles de vere out of little Britain one.

you are their leader Ninja they are actually trying to seek you out

If you ask her nicely do you think she would arrange for me to meet Peter Pan? He's my hero!

there was a bubbles in Ab fab

Please tell us they are all big brash lasses in real life, somehow that would make this even funnier.

My porn name is Bubbles...

They are children's entertainers and very good ones. That bit I don't find that weird to be honest

It's the dressing up in fairy wings and sparkly trousers the rest of the time and insisting people call you silly names and even (in one case) telling your child that you are a fairy and he is a pixie boy.

Oh god I am just going to fuck her off, it irritates me immensely, especially the grown woman dressing like 5 year olds and being flirty, doesn't sit right at all.

You must live in Glastonbury, that is the only possible explanation.

That is odd.

I have to say that it felt a bit surreal when I went to a MNSN meet up. We've all known each other for so long on that board, that when we went to the meet up it was 'Hi, Lougle..err.....err...Lougle'.

It felt so odd to use real names.

But then, we have always known each other as our talk handles, rather than real names.

So I can completely understand how odd it would be to start calling someone a made up name. Even worse if it's not even a proper name.

oh their persona has taken over eek not good they sound like fruit loops stay clear of them

Much as I would like to think of myself as fun and open minded, I know for a fact that this would grate on my last one, and I couldn't entertain it for a minute. Yanbu.

They are children's entertainers and very good ones

So it is basically job related.

YABU.

'Big brash lasses'

Why couldn't she have picked something like Mavis?, Mavis is a very good name for a fairy,you just need to look at Willo the wisp to see that.

look you can all have your v own fairy names

no she isn't being unreasonable at all they may be jobbing fairies but that doesn't mean who they really are it is ridiculous

This is hilarious. I can see you might choose an alter ego if you are a children's entertainer but to want to use it in real life is just bonkers. All the same you need to keep being friends with the loon so you can give us updates.

I love 'I am a fairy' on her CV. That has made my day.

Ohh my fairy name is. Ember Beamdancer. Make some sound like a stompy fairy who dances on roofs!

@ mrsjay and 'jobbing fairies' - you are secretly fascinated by this aren't u mrsjay? secretly pining for your v own fairy name? admit!

Why do you associate yourself with such freakery? Why?

I want to meet these people, I really really do.

Gossamer jupiterglitter is my fairy name

LOL.