And she was 100% supportive in the most cute and wholesome way imaginable. So that was a huge relief.

However, I then told her that I’ve also been trying out a new name, and she was obviously very curious as to what that name is. She didn’t mind if I wasn’t comfortable telling her, but I wanted to tell her.

So I had to muster up some more courage, because it’s the same name she has. Even spelled the same.

And to my second big relief in one day, she didn’t mind at all. What can I say, it’s a beautiful name, she said, which I could only agree with.

I know her well, otherwise I wouldn’t have told her anything, but I was still worried. To say that this took some weight off my chest is almost an understatement.

So anyway, I just wanted to share my excitement. I’ll be riding this high for quite a while.

Now I need to get some plans for halloween going.

  • tomi000@lemmy.world
    16·
    1 year ago

    Awesome! Thats a really big step. You can be proud of that. Youre lucky to have such a supportive friend. Just out of curiosity, did you choose that name because of her or do you just like it in general? My first thought was ‘I probably wouldnt choose the name of anyone I know’, but I cant really relate

    • miss_brainfart@lemmy.mlOP
      14·
      1 year ago

      I wanted a name that works in both my languages, ideally plus English too, without getting massacred too hard by any dialect native to the regions I call home.

      The pool of names that meet these criteria and are ones that I actually like is really small, and this one happened to be my favourite out of these.

      Having the spelling be the same too, now that was unintentional. I only realized after the fact, which made it all the more awkward for me

  • SamanthaLie@lemmy.world
    4·
    1 year ago

    Amazing. Take your time picking a name I picked a name because I was kind of forced to and now so many people know me by it I really can’t change it without outing myself so I’m stuck with a name I don’t really like.

    • miss_brainfart@lemmy.mlOP
      2·
      1 year ago

      So far I like the name, it ticks all the boxes for me, but we’ll see. A lot can still happen until I’m comfortable to be fully out