A woman says her unusual name has made her life a 'living hell' with people always making jokes and men constantly using it as a way to flirt with her. Taking to Reddit, the woman described the torment she has endured over the years and warned soon-to-be parents not to name their children 'stereotypical pet names'.
She claims her 'menace of the name' is often mocked by strangers and that she faces 'awful flirting attempts' from men who try to use it as a way to strike up conversation. And while she tends to be a 'very friendly person', she says the constant attention over her unique title has become 'tiring', the Mirror reports.
Posting to popular social media site, she wrote: "My name is Angel and it's a menace of a name. As a girl with this name it's hell out here.
"The constant jokes, so many awful flirting attempts. Just today a customer asked me if my name really was Angel and then proceeded to ask If I could be 'his angel'.
"I tend to be a very friendly person too so people love telling me I 'really am an angel' and it just gets tiring. Don't name your kids stereotypical pet names guys."
Fellow Reddit users advised her to change her name to a nickname, to stop the constant attention. "I'd just use Angela…" one person said, while another suggested: "What about using Angie?"
Many people agreed it can be difficult having pet-like names. "I knew a Precious once. It felt weird talking to her and saying what I felt was a pet name I rarely use," someone wrote.
"I met a Princess and a Treasure too. Also Essence and Special and Baby. I feel bad for these people," a second agreed.
A third said: "I have a friend named Heaven and it's… different to get used to calling someone that.
A vet recently took to Reddit to share his mortifying experience caring for a dog with a "rather unfortunate name". He said: "The worst dog name was Sexy - for a chihuahua."
Explaining how awkward this made things, he gave some examples, adding: "If you could just lift Sexy up here please, thank you" and "Now I might need your help to hold Sexy down".
While most users questioned "who in their right mind would name their dog Sexy", others couldn't help but laugh and made jokes about the situation he found himself in.
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