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My name is Caroline and I’ve always gone by Caroline. Some family and friends have what I guess you’d call pet names or affectionate names for me, but they aren’t used all the time. I’ve never gone by a nickname like Carrie or Callie. Both of my sisters have long names and both go by nicknames. I don’t think my sister would even turn around if someone called her Elizabeth, her full name.

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I like nicknames for certain names and not others. I like Carrie and Callie and I like Caroline. I’d be fine with a nickname but one didn’t develop and you can’t really force it.

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It’s always awkward when a relatively grown person decides they’re going to all the sudden change things up and go by a nickname. It feels so forced and awkward to me, but then again, not my business and totally their right.

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