The Two of You
Decisions that two people have to make and cannot split — starting with the name, and everything it turned out to be a rehearsal for.
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The Two of You When One of You Settled on the Name You gave in to keep the peace, and now there is a flicker of something every time you say it. How to deal with that before it attaches itself to the child. -
The Two of You Handling a Grandparent's Naming Veto "That's not a real name." A relative has rejected your choice outright and expects it to change. What to do, and how to stay a team while doing it. -
The Two of You The Name Fight Was a Preview of Everything You agreed on the name. Then it hit you that every decision from here is going to feel like that. What the naming process taught you, and how to reuse it. -
The Two of You When You Can't Agree the Same Way Twice Last time you compromised and it worked. This time neither of you will move, and you are both saying "I gave in last time." How to negotiate a second name.