What's in a name?
Hey, this is probably about the 100th thing I ought to worry about, in terms of dealing with my wife, but it will come up. This is more aimed at people who's SO accepts them.
For those not accepting, I assume your SO always uses your male name.
I'm being optimistic here, and hoping for some acceptance, otherwise I suspect my femme self will be called "that bitch."
So when does your SO use your femme name / male name? Was this a hard adjustment for them?
It occurs to me to ask this, because one of our kids switched from using his first name, to his middle name, when he was 10. A lot of the family had trouble with this - not so much minding the name change - but remembering to use it. A few still don't always get it right, 16 years later! :O
I didn't have a problem honoring his request - hey, I go by my middle name too. But it was an adjustment.
So how's your SO handle this? What name do you prefer when it's just the two of you? If you switch names based on which mode you are in (guy / girl), is this hard for you SO?