Hehehehe... My bestfriend does that too. His 90 year old gran is one of my biggest supporters and his whole factory workforce have seen my photos. I said to him once 'You're a bit proud of me aren't you...' and he replied 'yes'. Somehow it all seems natural to me now, but it did used to throw me at times when people I kind of really didn't know would say 'hello Lisa'.
The flip is... when I was younger I kind of got involved with this girl who thought we were going to get hitched. Knowing what I knew about myself I knew this wasn't an option and kind of broke things off. She went mental and really did spread the word about the fact that I was an utter git and I dressed. That one cost me... oooo... 15 years life as Lisa proper as I just went off the rails.
I'd break it off with her again, if I was in the same situation, though this time to those that giggled and made snide comments I'd just say... 'Yeah, so what?!'.
Lisa x