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This is not likely to be a real-life problem for me, but in general I like cohesiveness. I like a set or a combo to "make sense" or to have some kind of theme. I prefer to group like with like. It annoys me, I wish I had a more open-minded approach, and I notice that I get this sort of suffocated, disillusioned feeling after I've made the "perfect" combo or the "perfect" potential sibset. Often I genuinely like it more when it's a bit scrambled - some of my favourite combos have been inspired from dreams or other flashes of insight about names I would never think to put together. When I get out of my own way, that's usually when the magic happens. But I always have that initial attempt to carefully craft something flawless.

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I wonder if it's because I used to be a lot more chaotic about names - I liked what I liked, and didn't worry at all about style. I would come up with fictional sibsets that were all over the place, and love it. That's my natural namenerd state. It wasn't until later, after reading books like "Beyond Jennifer and Jason", studying history, and coming here, that style became important. So I've learned the "art" of style but deep down I find it more satisfying to just throw stuff at the wall and see what sticks.

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For example I LOVE the energy of Herschel, Blake, Emma and Grace. Herschel lights that set UP, where it might ordinarily be super boring, too tidy. And Braxton, Ezekiel, Frances and Andromeda do actually have a cohesive sense of wackiness that I enjoy.

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I guess I like the idea of "organic cohesion" where a theme isn't necessarily obvious or belabored.