i like him...but not his surname

@heart143 (1202)
Philippines
February 28, 2008 8:33am CST
I've had my first boyfriend when I was twenty one. I liked the guy because aside from being physically attractive(tall, great body, evenly tanned skin, nice smile), he is kind, thoughtful and hardworking. But there is one thing I don't like in him...his surname. It's funny and doesn't sound so nice. No matter how I tried to make it sound good ( I've tried different ways of pronouncing it so that it may sound better) especially when I say it with my name, it still did not work. I ended up laughing at myself and at the same time confused whether I can really carry that name with dignity. Attention ladies...would you accept a guy with an unpleasant sounding surname for your husband? What would you do if in case you married one? FYI. We did not end up saying "I do's" but our relationship lasted for six years and we split up not because of this issue but for some other reason.
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@uath13 (8192)
• United States
28 Feb 08
As Shakespere put it " A rose by any other name would smell as sweet ". Obsessing over his sirname is just being petty.
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@djmarion (4898)
• Philippines
28 Feb 08
people really have different sounding surnames and that happens due to different dialects we have in our country, sometimes what's unpleasant to hear for you might be very appealing to other person at the other part of the region and what you think sounds good may sounds funny to them. i am not judging your way of thinking but a good relationship and a great love should not be hindered with petty issues like having a bad surname or having an unpleasant name. it's not your boyfriend's fault anyway. besides, lets put it this way...if your boyfriend has different surname, then it means he is a different man, and it is possible that the qualities he possessed which made you fall for him may not be his quality if he has a different father. got it?
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