still trying to figure out if he's joking.

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my fiance told me to make a pact with him.. that if we had a girl I could name her (in which I've already decided the name... Violet Isobel Simone) and that if we have a boy, he gets to name him. I'm scared, he likes bland names like Jonathon (!!! EEEK)

Is this fair? He's already said he liked the name I picked out.

edit: he WAS joking.

Comments

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I don't think this is the best way of coming to a name. It is ok to make some compromises but I don't think giving either person total control over the name is a good idea. That's how you end up with sibsets like Isabella Rose and Radar Matrix.

I think a good way of doing it is, both people come up with a list, rate all the names out of 10 on your own list, then swap, and rate each other's names out of 10. When you add them up, you will find that the highest numbers would be the one that between you, you like the most. It may be that he doesn't like the name you give 10 to at all, so it only ends up getting 11 points, but everyone should still end up with something that they at least moderately like.

Not sure if that's how I'll end up doing it myself though when it gets that way :p but I do think it is important that each person likes the name they choose, even if nobody actually gets to pick their absolute favourite name because the other doesn't like it.

PS - I like Jonathan anyway :p