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how do you know if the name you chose is the right one? I went by a different name for years but I’m now considering changing it back to my legal (gender neutral) name, but I’m still unsure because both feel fine
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Anonymous 3w

my current one has been pissing me off though because it’s purely fem and has an accent (so most computers can’t type it easily) but idk if that’s enough of a reason to change it

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Anonymous 3w

my legal one is fine and I don’t mind it but there is one issue: I’m in academia and there is a dude who has the same name as me in a very similar field (molecular biology) and while I know that doesn’t matter, it still feels weird

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Anonymous 3w

I think it’s different for everyone, it just depends on what ends up feeling right for you. Which to me is what makes you the most comfortable and doesn’t create extra anxiety

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