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Boyfriend keeps calling me exes name (they’re similar)

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blackcurrantsausage · 21/06/2023 21:51

I’ve been dating my boyfriend for seven months. His very first girlfriend has a similar name to mine i.e. she’s Tara, I’m Cara. These aren’t our real names but it’s more so for context so you know how similar they are. There has been times when I’ve introduced myself to people and they’ve called me by his exes name by simply mishearing me (people who don’t know either his ex or my boyfriend).

They were together for a few years 6-8 years ago. Today, he called me Tara twice and I got a bit annoyed and said you just called me your exes name. He apologized and said his mouth was dry and he was a little stoned. However, he did it a third time but quickly correct himself and I decided to then hang up.

He has done it in the past before. It just pisses me off but I also understand how similar they are.

AIBU to be pissed?

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Begsthequestion · 22/06/2023 01:11

AlfietheSchnauzer · 21/06/2023 23:16

I wouldn't even socialise with someone who smokes weed, let alone date one! If I knew someone smoked it, I wouldn't allow my child around them either.
I don't give a toss what mistakes other countries are making. In this country, it is (for good reason) still a recreational drug and it is a crime to smoke it (regardless of/if it is enforced) - this is a fact that cannot be denied, though I'm sure a few weed smokers will give it their best shot!

Yes, of course this thread is all about you.

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