Irrational involunatary reaction

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Just wondered if anyone else has experienced this?

I was down the pub last night with my boyfriend and a couple of his work colleagues and the conversation turned to baby names, as the girlfriend of one of his workmates is heavily pregnant. I said I liked one name and my boyfriend said he didn't - or that he didn't mind the name itself, but he knew a girl of that name who he didn't like - or rather he did, but then he didn't. This suggested to me he was probably talking about an ex of some sort and it was weird, a real chill went down my spine.

What was all that about? I can't say it particularly bothers me and I don't actually know for certain that he was taking about a romantic entanglement anyway. I think I'm probably more bothered about the fact than when finally I've managed to think of a name that I really wouldn't mind giving a child in the dim and distant future it gets vetoed :grump: So why the cold shiver? Or am I just reading too much into it?

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Meryn wrote: »

Or am I just reading too much into it?

This.

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Yerascrote wrote: »

This.

:yes:

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so what if it WAS the name of an ex?

There are plenty of names i dont like because of certain people being called them. Not just names of exes, but people who i hated at school etc,

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SuzyCreamcheese wrote: »

so what if it WAS the name of an ex?

There are plenty of names i dont like because of certain people being called them. Not just names of exes, but people who i hated at school etc,

Oh I know, as I said I've no problem with it, I was just a bit freaked out by my physical reaction there to something so ridiculously petty. I don't like to think I'm a particularly jealous person...

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well if its involuntary, what can ya do?

Who really likes to think of someone they love with someone else?

I dont think im particularly jealous, but ive had reactions like you say before