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Help[Opinions] Re: Angel
in reply to a message by Libra Starshine XoX
I knew an Angel once. Her name was really Dom-Angelique, but she went by Angel. She was a physically unattractive young woman who stayed a virgin until she thirty, due to lack of interest, before then, on the part of any male to have sexual intercourse with her. Personality-wise, she seemed intelligent enough, and competent. She was a little aggressive in her manner. She knew how to stand up for herself. She expressed, to me, a romantic interest in my best friend, whom I knew was way out of her league, and whom I knew would never have an interest in her, and for that reason, I tried to gently discourage her interest in him. She was okay. I liked her. I hated the fact that she wore patchouli, because I absolutely can't stand the smell, and that made it uncomfortable for me to be around her. One of my close friends absolutely couldn't stand her and I could never figure out why.
This is pretty OT, but my point is, she wasn't a frickin angel. Nobody is. That's why I find the name Angel to sickening. I don't mind Angela or Angelique or Angelica but Angel is puke-provoking. Sure, your little baby girl looks like an angel to you, but she isn't going to grow up to be an angel, with a long white gown and a big halo on her head, and live in heaven and be perfect and be better than mere mortals, so don't freaking name her Angel!
People complain about maybe Grace being a klutz and Verity being a liar and Chastity being a slut and Charity being selfish, but really, what could be worse than Angel? It denotes perfection, and who is perfect?
Yes, having a child is usually, for most people, an emotionally overwhelming event, but that's only for you. Your child is going to grow up to be a person like every other person, liked by some, disliked by some, with virtues and talents but also with faults and imperfections, so don't give her name that is going to tell everyone she meets "Omigod I'm so perfect and beautiful I'm an ANGEL!"
It makes me want to puke. It's fluffy and silly. Just cut to the chase and name her God. At least God isn't fluffy and silly.
This is pretty OT, but my point is, she wasn't a frickin angel. Nobody is. That's why I find the name Angel to sickening. I don't mind Angela or Angelique or Angelica but Angel is puke-provoking. Sure, your little baby girl looks like an angel to you, but she isn't going to grow up to be an angel, with a long white gown and a big halo on her head, and live in heaven and be perfect and be better than mere mortals, so don't freaking name her Angel!
People complain about maybe Grace being a klutz and Verity being a liar and Chastity being a slut and Charity being selfish, but really, what could be worse than Angel? It denotes perfection, and who is perfect?
Yes, having a child is usually, for most people, an emotionally overwhelming event, but that's only for you. Your child is going to grow up to be a person like every other person, liked by some, disliked by some, with virtues and talents but also with faults and imperfections, so don't give her name that is going to tell everyone she meets "Omigod I'm so perfect and beautiful I'm an ANGEL!"
It makes me want to puke. It's fluffy and silly. Just cut to the chase and name her God. At least God isn't fluffy and silly.
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