Girlfriend has same name as ex. Is that weird?

Dolores?

Humble brag much ? You know two girlfriends is huge here.

One day I had the thought: what if you were only ever allowed to date people with the same name as your first ever girl/boyfriend? You would definitely have to choose wisely. Pick a girl with a name like shatequa and you're seriously pigeonholed.

Better pick a girl with a common name. If you're smart, you'll look at the most common names of the 10 to 15 years younger than you as well. You'd hate to pick a common name that went out of style, so you're stuck only dating your age or older.

There was a guy in my old running group is a similar situation. His mother's name is Ann, his first wife was named Ann and his second wife is named Anne.

Are you Ron Swanson?

In every decade or so certain girls' names become really popular. It happens with boys' names but a little less fanatically. A few years younger than me there were so many Jennifers that it seemed every girl had that name.

My dad got divorced when I was 8. He married another woman with the same first and middle names--and, after marriage, the same last name.

Weird.

Both your ex and current girl call me Daddy. Is that weird?

Everydog wrote:

Humble brag much ? You know two girlfriends is huge here.

My God you deserve a medal for this one

Everydog wrote:

Humble brag much ? You know two girlfriends is huge here.

lol

Everydog wrote:

Humble brag much ? You know two girlfriends is huge here.

Who knew there was two different ways to spell Cinnamon ? Are they both dancers as well ?

Not as weird as you think.

Since you don't know how spell whose, you may just be misspelling your new girlfriend's name.

I went to school with 27 Jennifer's. . .

Soul Cougjing wrote:

I went to school with 27 Jennifer's. . .

27 Jennifer's what

My contribution to weirdness:

My 1st ex is named Jennifer. She married a man named Tom.

My older brother is named Tom. Her married a woman named Jennifer.

Threw me off, in the early stages, when my mom would mention Tom & Jennifer at family gatherings

You should be thankful for this huge positive.

None of your family or friends will ever mis-call your new girlfriend by your ex's name! One of life's most cringe worthy moments avoided by this turn of events.

Dumb and Dating wrote:

I dated a woman for 3 years and we were on our way to being engaged before her job brought her across the country. Now, a year or so later, i just got into a new relationship with someone who’s name is just a different spelling than my ex’s. Obviously I don’t care what people think about it, but is that weird? For example, I’m actively trying to avoid using the same nicknames for them but it’s pretty difficult.

This is actually a good thing, keeping track of their names when coming can be difficult.

The first person I had sex with had the same name as my sister. They weren't alike in personality or looks so it wasn't wrong in any way but I still felt awkward about it initially. Another time, I was dating a girl whom broke up with me to date someone with the same name as me. Again, no similarities in personality/looks.

It's normal to feel a bit perplexed by your new gf having the same as your ex. It is a funny coincidence but ultimately irrelevant. Enjoy your new gf and move on