SocOfAutism wrote:
I think this is a more common issue than one might think. My husband, an aspie, has never liked calling me directly by any name at all, and usually finds a nickname to call anyone else. He also dislikes his own name.
When I got married, I found it disassociating to start using his last name. I don't feel it has anything to do with me and would rather have my own last name. I used to go by my last name, but since we have a child now I use his. People kept misunderstanding and thinking we were not married.
I used to work for a man who did not like native English speakers to ever attempt to use his first name because hearing it said in a non-Spanish way was so cringe to him. He gave himself a nickname form of his first name for his friends to avoid the problem.
Me too!! I prefer nicknames by far. I literally gave everyone in my family a nickname as a kid. Not one person didn't get a nickname. Even now, real names are too
something. It feels weird. I'm seriously noticing this rn. I can call anyone by nickname with no issue, but real names, no matter what, take me a moment to prepare. Even if I don't prepare, I still feel weird.
Even more, my name is a very British name. It is hard for Latin language speakers to pronounce it properly to the point that I go by a different version of the name in Spanish. I seriously tell Hispanophones that I go by a Spanish version of my name. Imagine
Participante vs
Participant.
My mind is being blown rn. What the hell is this about??
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06 Apr 2025, 5:37 pm
