Embarrassing mistake with my name

[TheIdiot7]

I feel like an absolute idiot. I am an idiot. And this was childish..

But when I met a man at a pub, I gave a fake name. I just made something easy up on the spot, thinking the conversation would last 5 mins and that would be that.

My actual name is boring, old fashioned and a bit embarrassing. So I have occasionally just made something better up if it's a situation like starbucks when they're just putting your name on the cup.

Anyway, we got on brilliantly. He took my number and we messaged for a couple of weeks. We have now been on two dates and I still haven't told him that the name I said, isn't actually my name! What the hell do I do?!

It's gone too far to come back from, hasn't it. I'm so embarrassed. This is such a stupid way to have fucked things up with a lovely man.

people on here are telling her to lie about the reason and say she did it for safety reasons when she didn’t
I just assumed it was for safety, hence me saying she should tell him that's what it was for. If it was for another reason she can tell him that! No need to make a big deal out of it.

My aunt never liked her first name, so when she and my uncle moved several years ago she decided to try using her middle name instead. They gave up after a while though as they could never remember. No drama though.