creekland Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Just learned that my son's "other" housemate in his homestay in Jordan is J____ from Baltimore. His roommate at Eckerd (in Florida) is also J____ from Baltimore. Exact same first name. Exact same city. Different person. Different colleges. My guy had no "pick" in the process in Jordan. (He did select the Eckerd one as they became friends there his sophomore year.) One can't help wonder what odds they beat. I know I'd have never "bet" on that happening! It's pretty neat though. I guess I like "strange" things. :coolgleamA: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 So funny when that stuff happens. Every serious boyfriend I had growing up had the same first name -- same name my husband has! When our ds was working abroad some years ago, his roommate and his best friend (two different people) both had the same first name. Then he met his wife there who also had the same name. (Just spelled differently.) It took us a long time to sort all of that out! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I like strange things too. LOL When I was in high school my best friend and I each had 'boyfriends'. Both of us ended up with husbands with the exact birthday as our boyfriend. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted September 6, 2017 Author Share Posted September 6, 2017 And if we wrote this sort of stuff in a novel, people would roll their eyes or assume it was some sort of quirk the writer wanted to add that they could do in fiction. :lol: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I was in a triple room in college. One roommate and I shared the same name, the other had the same name as my sister. It made things interesting when I brought them home for the weekend. :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Yell Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Last year, two of my daughters had boyfriends with the middle name "Richard" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 So funny when that stuff happens. Every serious boyfriend I had growing up had the same first name -- same name my husband has! When our ds was working abroad some years ago, his roommate and his best friend (two different people) both had the same first name. Then he met his wife there who also had the same name. (Just spelled differently.) It took us a long time to sort all of that out! Every serious boyfriend I ever had, including my husband, was born on March 30 or March 31. And even though I'm not into Astrology stuff at all, the two other main men in my life, my dad and my son, are also Aries. My son wasn't supposed to be, but he was born early. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 My dd, born when I was 42, and I each have a childhood friend named E. Very unusual name! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I've heard of that type of stuff happening a number of times. two girls who went to our church up here - but both moved away (one to another state when she was five) - ended up as college roommates (in a third state). by pure chance. she also ended up in a class with a boy from church here - by pure chance. she did have to tell him her nickname so he'd know her . . . (she hated her nickname, and stopped going by it after they had moved to another state.) another girl I know - the day she was born, there was another baby girl. same first name, same middle name, same last name, - same hospital, same birthday, . . . . that's one for the medical records flagging. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 The last 3 guys my daughter dated all had the same name as her brother. Weird!!!! It's a traditional name but being traditional names are not in vogue we rarely meet anyone with that name. Except for my daughter! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendy not in HI Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 My niece's name is pretty common. She is a freshman at college sharing a dorm with 2 other girls. All 3 girls have the very same first name. One ends in a "y" and the other two in an "ie". I think they are all planning to go by their last names... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 So funny when that stuff happens. Every serious boyfriend I had growing up had the same first name -- same name my husband has! When our ds was working abroad some years ago, his roommate and his best friend (two different people) both had the same first name. Then he met his wife there who also had the same name. (Just spelled differently.) It took us a long time to sort all of that out! Have you read the John Green book An Abundance of Katherines? Oh, I love that book. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Have you read the John Green book An Abundance of Katherines? Oh, I love that book. No I haven't, but I think I'll have to find it now! :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomsintheGarden Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 How fun for your ds, Creekland! He doesn't have to worry about forgetting his roommate's name or hometown. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted September 7, 2017 Author Share Posted September 7, 2017 How fun for your ds, Creekland! He doesn't have to worry about forgetting his roommate's name or hometown. :) He'll probably do just fine even with oodles of names and places. "I" don't have to worry about remembering what name to use since they made it so easy! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 lol I like things like that too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 My sister's name is somewhat common for her birth year. Not as common as, say, Jennifer, but it's up there. In her grade (small school) there were several other kids with the name, but there were two who ALSO shared a last name... a boy and a girl! So the poor kids were always Boy Blankety Blank and Girl Blankety Blank. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bibiche Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 I like strange things too. LOL When I was in high school my best friend and I each had 'boyfriends'. Both of us ended up with husbands with the exact birthday as our boyfriend. My husband and *two* previous boyfriends have the same birthday, though different years. Makes it easy to remember to send birthday greetings! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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