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Help[Opinions] A bit more clarification...
in reply to a message by Daenerys
I am reading the book Little Women, which is about 4 sisters and one is named Josephine. This character is what is warming me to the name Josephine, but I dated a guy in my senior year of high school (I am now a junior in college) for a year named Joseph, but he always went by Joe. Then again, the character Josephine in the book goes by the nn Jo, so....I dunno, I feel like I can't use the name because of the connection with my ex, but I do really like the name. I have never been overly fond of it, but I have always thought it a nice name when I heard it.
This message was edited 12/2/2011, 11:15 AM
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i wonder if you are subconsciously still in love with Joseph? like you're walking around thinking you've recovered but secretly you still care. so if your future husband and you end up having a child named Josephine, does that maybe mean your still in love with your ex? and does it honour your future husband if you do this? if for example, you and Shaun were to marry, then maybe you should pick Shauna as a name for a girl because this is honouring you hypothetical husband.
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Umm, no.
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I think this is a bit presumptuous. Simply because she likes the name Josephine she must still be in love with her ex, Joseph??? This doesn't make any sense. Maybe she's NOT trying to honor anyone, she's just trying to pick a name she likes - I mean, that seems pretty obvious to me
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I wouldn't let that stop me. By the time you're having children, Joseph should be a distant memory.
I, too, love Josephine. And that book even made me like Beth, which I've always hated.
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Hahah, I found the same thing happening with Beth, too! I have always thought it a bit stuffy, since my friend's mom from high school goes by Beth and she always seemed to have that air about her, like she thinks she's superior. Same with Margaret, too.
This message was edited 12/3/2011, 9:46 AM
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