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Does anyone else not like using names much?

103 replies

Ditaditaddddita · 13/02/2025 07:20

I don't know why but I feel quite embarrassed about this and wonder if it's normal.
I'll use their name if I have to, such as to gain their attention but I've never been the sort of person to say, Hi Sarah, how are you Sarah, etc .. even with my own parents and partner.
However I feel like people use my name all the time, every time they speak to me. Maybe as it's short?

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Goody2ShoesAndTheFilthyBeast · 14/02/2025 22:24

My husband never says my name. I joke that he forgot it just after our wedding and since it's now been nearly 30 years, its just too embarrassing to ask me.

GloriousBlue · 14/02/2025 22:26

The examples people are using here aren't how I'd use peoples names btw.

It would be more like when you're egging them on, or joking e.g. "Lorna, you didn't!" Or "Oh my God, Grace, I'd never have had the balls to do that. "

LucyLoo1972 · 26/01/2026 23:00

my husband only ever uses pet names for me.

I think I feel conflicted on this one - I would like to hear my name too.

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