Remember the whole name thing identity crisis issue of a few months yore?
(Here'r the links if you want to jog your memory:
I, Dentity Crisis
The Criteria
What's In A Name?
The Announcement. Maybe.)
I know y'all are sick of reading about how in love I am, how perfect he is, blah blah blah, and there's not a hell of a lot else going on at the mo, so I thought at this point I'd give you an update on the name situation.
While most people found it (predictably) difficult to call me by a new name, I've taken advantage of my temporary employment to give 'Mara' a test run. I work 30 hours a week in a small office a couple blocks from my flat, and everyone here knows me as Mara. Swell!
I actually expected it to be a lot wierder than it was. From the first day I never hesitated to answer to it, never once accidently said "Stephanie speaking" when I picked up the phone. It was all surprisingly seamless. So that's good.
Here's the funny bit: I had just settled on 'Mara' a couple days before I met the Pirate. When I went to that party I intended to introduce myself as Mara, but completely forgot to. So he became the very last person to meet me as 'Stephanie.' And now I can't imagine him calling me by any other name. I love the sound of it when he whispers it to me at night. For the first time I actually like the sound of my own name. Oh, the irony.
So I don't know what I'm going to do in the long run. But it doesn't seem to matter as much any more.
(Sorry about that. I really did try to write a post w/o mentioning the P-word, but that's just the way my mind has been (non)functioning lately.)
5 comments:
Use both. That's what Judegirl did. We all knew her as Jude (obviously without the girl bit at the end as Judeboy wasn't around then) but she used a different name when at work. Both of these names were completely different from the one on her birth certificate.
That's probably what'll end up happening.
I had a friend lo these many years ago who was born Mary Jessica Something-or-Other, and she changed her name to Bianca Fernchild. We all agreed it suited her much better.
what does the Pirate think about Mara? Or haven't you told him yet?
I had a similar problem with my name (well not QUITE similar). For YEARS my father threatened people with DEATH for calling me Jenny instead of Jen or Jennifer (yep, I win the *most boring name in the world sweepstakes*--bloody Love Story). It wasn't until someone I absolutely ADORED (read: party of the male type that I had the hots for) started calling me Jenny that I liked it (reports of giddy-type behavior will be denied. Adamantly). I say go by either or, doesn't matter.
And don't worry about the P-word!! Some of us are living vicariously here--so carry on!!
Tell Fernchild she has to give herself a big 'ol twirlie every morning for the rest of her life for naming herself that.
Holy geeze.
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