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

I did both my maiden name and my married name. Despite the fact that (obviously) my first name didn't change at all I came out as Rain Catglimmer and Briar Demonfrost. Quite like the second one …

oh I quite like Briar as a real proper name

I think it's sad that grown women pretend to be fairies in RL. I'd want to use their real names too.

But I did have a look at that fairy name generator, so it turns out I am:

Chanter Silverfrost

She protects people from ghosts and demons. She lives in church yards and places of the dead. She can only be seen during the first snow of winter. She wears silver skirts and white feather down and has shimmering translucent wings like a cicada.

When I was a kid my mum referred to my fanny as a fairy. This thread is giving me mental images of grown women dressed as giant vaginas

I still don't fully understand from your posts OP whether it's like a religion to them? Spiritual hippy stuff or just make believe? Ie do they think they are fairies really or are they aware it's all pretend?

It suits you fucking. Very magical.
Sorry Nigellas didn't mean to distract! Anyway, I'm going to have a deserved 38 weeks pregnant nap now the kids are at school. Hoping to dream of the mystical realm of Savalon where Merlin was renowned for applying topical ointment in a slightly magical way to King Arthur and his knight's superficial bramble scratches.

Fen Demondancer signing in :)

Oh dear. But thank you for a brilliant laugh. I had no idea that some grown-up women actually DO this sort of thing.

Ok...I did it...

"Cherry Goblinglimmer

She brings riches and wealth.

She lives in fruit orchards and vineyards.

She can only be seen when the sun sets on the day of a completed harvest.

She wears red, cerise and purple berry colours and has gentle green wings like a butterfly."

SERIOUSLY?

you mean in real life? Not nicknames on line, like on here? But actually sitting together in starbucks saying hey tinkerbell, do you want another coffee while we wait for bunny foofoo or whatever the hell you said the other names were?

What is wrong with them?

I honestly couldn't do it with a straight face.

My fairy name is
Nettle Catshimmer
She watches over small animals. She lives in brambles and blackberry bushes. She can only be seen when the first flowers begin to blossom. She wears purple and green like berries and leaves and has multicoloured wings like a butterfly.

ooohh scarly purple is my favourite colour and i love animals more than most humans.

maybe theres s ome truth to it

seriousely though.. i wouldnt lose a friendshipo over this... they sound like fun, there not harming any one..

ooh. fairy name. didn't see that link.

I am
Gossamer Saturnglow
She is a trouble maker.
She lives in spider-webbed wonderlands and insect grottoes.
She can only be seen in the light of a full moon.
She wears dresses made of cobwebs and gossamer and has pale pink wings like a cicada.

I'm all for a bit of fun but bloody hell, anyone who wants to live this needs shaking.

Please tell me they don't have kids. can you imagine parents evening?

Hello Jane, is this your mum? Nice to meet you, Ms Smith

Oh no, I'm Meadow Quillfrost, I'm a fluttering butterfly fairy with gossamer wings

Excuse me for just one moment

at the gossamers a few of us around

Hazel Vineglitter

She brings couples together. She lives in places hexed and tainted by black magic. She can only be seen in the light of a shooting star. She wears black feathers and rose petals and has gentle green butterfly wings.

That'll go with my glamour goth nail varnish then...

Vingeglitter sounds like a porn name

I have to say that wanking fuckwings has made me reconsider...

My four year old likes the fairy name generator, thank you. She is Bracken Saturnfrost, and has discarded the description because she wants to be a fairy who makes rainbows.

Four year olds are the only people who should be playing fairies. It's disturbing in a grown woman. YANBU.

They all sound like porn names surely!

From now on I shall I only respond to Buttercup Rainbowwand

I think it's this lot. Am I right OP?

oh it must be them the names match

Is that them?

PLEASE tell me they don't wear the ears when they're out and about.

I love that the fairies have a hotmail account

it must be Brighton.....

I'm Juniper Catfilter!
I watch over small animals, live in a pine forest, can only be seen on midsummer eve. I wear purple clothes and have multicoloured wings.
Alternatively, I'm 55, short and dumpy. I waddle rather than fly!