nineteenth [[jim boran.]]

Okay, so I need other people's opinions...I just want to know if you agree, or if I'm thinking a bit on the shallow side. Here goes:


So in a "hypothetical" situation ;) [[bahahaha...that was just for you, Rachel]]...


Could you ever date anyone with the same name as an ex...I mean, not just like the same first name, but like the same [[well, hispanic-ized version]] last name as well, and not just any ex, but the most recent? [[an vs. eno]]


Am I the only one that thinks that weird?


I mean, first off, if you are...shouldn't JimTwo at least blow JimOne out of the water? Like to nearly erase the JimOne? Shouldn't JimTwo have to be that much better than JimOne for you to even take it into consideration?


This guy was negative points before he even had a chance to negate those points on his own. Sorry, buddy.


Thing is, JimOne set the bar pretty high...and well JimTwo is pretty damn short.


But the one thing I do know that is shallow, is that with this JimTwo character, most of my shoes couldn't be worn and would go to waste? I know I'm not the only girl who'd rather not date someone shorter than them.


But that's beside the point. Well, not completely beside the point because that did make those points lessen more than what they already did when I learned what his name was. Eek. Knee-deep negative. Ouch.


But for real, what would you do?


How do you let someone down easily? Especially if they haven't flat out said they were interested? HELP! lol


I can't just plain out [[unless he finally says something]] be like: "Dude, this is never gonna happen; You have the same name as my last boyfriend."


I mean, the same name and shortness aren't the only things that are influencing this matter, but it's just flat out not going to happen with this guy. I can't see myself with him in the long-run. I'm not gonna waste my time and his. And he has many awkward moments. I mean, I like to make things awkward and kill moments....but this would be beyond that sometimes.


Would it be completely bitchy of me, if he finally says something to me, to say that it's never going to happen, mostly because of the name? or something along those lines?


I mean, I do work with this guy, so I definitely wouldn't want to date him for that reason as well. But, oddly enough, well, not so oddly, because wonderful timing always seems to find me [[and by wonderful, i mean the opposite]]...I was flipping through a Women's Health magazine this morning and tell me why there was a part in the "ASK THE GUY NEXT DOOR" section: "How do I send the 'friends only' message to a coworker who is really into me? I don't want to hurt his feelings."


Funny how it seemed to hit the nail on the head, huh?


This Matt Bean's [[the "guy next door"]] answer to this question gave a couple of suggestions. But he did end saying that you could use the "I don't date coworkers" excuse...though, that could backfire...and leave the guy holding out hope, even if you know there's not a chance in hell.


Hmmm...


Anyway, so what's your take?