Sex & the Single Woman: The Name Game
A couple of weeks ago I hooked up with an Irish guy. Now, the Irish accent has been deemed the hottest accent on a man (sorry, Frenchies!), so I considered it quite the success.
There was just one teeny problem.
His name was…Fergal.
Um, yeah.
And cute as he was, the first thought that came to mind when he kissed me was: “I just kissed someone named Fergal!?!”
No offense to Fergals out there, but it’s not a sexy name. It sounds like a burp. Even the obvious nickname — Fergie — isn’t appealing, unless I want to be thinking about the Black Eyed Peas or the Duchess of York when I’m kissing someone. The other option: Fraggle Rock.
How about you? Have you ever gone out with a guy whose name made you cringe? What was it?
-Erin
Luckily, I have never had a problem with a guy’s name. Although, one time I did hook up with a guy who didn’t know how to pronounce his own last name…
This made me laugh. I went out with a guy named Marvin. He was a very sexy guy, but for some reason the name Marvin just didn’t work for me. I actually wrote a book (The Laptop Dancer Diaries), a humor memoir, and I talk about this exact subject… That I’m upset to learn I’m a “name bigot”…judging Marvin for his name. I still need to go into my book (it’s not published yet) and change the “real” names, but I wanted a similarly cringe-worthy name. Fergal will do the trick! It’s worse than Marvin! (Let’s hope no Fergals or Marvins are reading this.)
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OMG – Erin, you crack me up. Scottish accents are pretty hot, too!
Erin you are hilarious! I’m sad we didn’t get a chance to meet up because I think we would’ve had a great chat. Next time for sure!
Fergal would def be an issue for me. I dated a “Giuseppe” once – not even sure how to spell that. He was a very hot, incredibly fit Italian man but for some reason that name was just too much. I left his apartment one night and never came back (or answered his call, luckily this was the days of yesteryore when texting didn’t quite exist or I would’ve had another medium to ignore). Too Don Juan for this little Duchess’s taste. Or it sounded like the shoe maker father in Pinnochio.
I’m with SLCBabe – Scots is where it’s at – yum! yum! I was on cloud 9 in Scotland listening to everyone talk – guys didn’t even have to be hot – just talk!!
Am now (wahoo!!) dating a Brit. Yes, I have a boyfriend (and sound like I’m 13 but it’s been a long time, years, since I’ve had one) and he has a very lovely accent. Must be his Scots mother. Ha ha!!