I realized today that no one knows I use this website. Not even my boyfriend who I regularly discuss names with. It’s not that I’m trying to hide anything…I think it’s just nice having something all my own, but it’s all just a subconscious thing I think. I’m not sure. I share my name finds with him; I just don’t talk about where specifically on the internet I find them. (maybe because he’s not so good with technology?) hmm… [name]Just[/name] sharing. Anyone else in this situation?
Yes, same with me. I hope nobody knows I’m on this site because I’ve made reference to other people’s name choices before in a not-very-favourable light! It’s a great resource for finding names and ideas for name combinations. I haven’t told my husband I use this site because he’ll probably think I’m becoming too baby obsessed! We’re not even TTC yet! (not till next month)
A month is better than my “not even engaged, nowhere not near TTC or even marriage” relationship! but we talk about it and it’s in the plan, just not yet. glad to know I’m not the only one!
My husband knows I’m on here all the time, but he doesn’t really understand it. He doesn’t understand why anyone would be searching/making lists of names unless they are expecting a baby. But I’m sure he just assumes it’s another “girly hobby” of mine. 
I don’t think my friends realize how into names I am though, they don’t know about this site or any of my “lists” for a future child. My best friend is almost 18 weeks pregnant and hasn’t even begun to think about organizing a list. Weirdo. 
No one but my Fiance knows that I frequent Nameberry, but he is totally understanding and knows it’s just like any interest he has, just that it is names!! I think one of my friends has seen me on nameberry on my phone but she also loves names, I just haven’t let her in on this little ‘secret’ yet! I wouldn’t feel nearly as free posting if people I knew in real life saw my loves and opinions!
My husband knows I’m here, and mocks me ruthlessly. My work colleagues see me on it in the lab all the time, which is the subject of nearly daily questions about whether or not baby #2 is on the way. 
This is awesome!
It makes my insanely happy to see other berries in the same situation! No one knows i’m as into names as i am, not even my SO. We talk about names a little bit (he has great taste, too!), and he knows i have a long list of names i like. But the online naming community is my little secret!
Also, like kibby, i think it’s nice that no one i know is here, so i can express opinions freely.
Nobody knows I’m on here. My boyfriend would probably freak out a little if he thought I was researching baby names because I was pregnant. I just like names!
I only joined last month but had lurked here for a few months previously, before getting the courage to join.
My husband knows I’m here, but no one else does. He also finds it very amusing that we take names so seriously here and often threatens (jokingly) to post something funny under my account when I put the laptop down to go to the bathroom or whatever. He sees it as harmless fun on my part and even though he doesn’t understand my obsession, he indulges me.
My husband knows and is supportive. He likes the idea of me discussing names with other people so that he doesn’t have to bear the brunt of my intense name discussions. The only thing he doesn’t like is sometimes, now that I’m pregnant, I get overly emotional about various topics. But he’s good at calming me down.
No one else in my life knows though. It’s not that I’m keeping it a secret, rather it just never comes up. I do share some of my names with my sister and my immediate family knows I’m name obsessed.
Only my sister knows, though my family sees me on here constantly. I like having it be something private and all my own. I’m certainly glad that none of my friends or family members- that I know of- are on here, since it would feel kind of awkward. Also: I feel like at my age, the obsession with names wouldn’t translate into name nerd, rather it would become “She’s totally gonna have a baby.”
And I really don’t need THAT.
I don’t think I’ve mentioned it to my husband. I guess b/c he probably just would not get it. But he couldn’t say much since he spends as much time (sometimes more) on AR15.com and other gun enthusiast and military forums. Everybody’s into something. 
I have one friend who knows I’m on here and totally gets it. I don’t think I have any other friends who would. [name]Even[/name] my one friend with REALLY unusually named kids was never a name nerd.
I sometimes wonder how many people share this hobby. Most people start young, or so it seems just from casual observation on this forum. I remember sighing with pleasure whenever I got my hands on a baby name book as a kid. I remember the simple pleasure of lying down to bed with one. To this day nothing relaxes me more, and many a night I have put my restless mind to sleep going down the alphabet and choosing favorite names, sibsets, and combos.
We’re weird, you guys.
My closest friend knows that I like names and we often discuss them, but no knows about nameberry! I usually prefer having my own secret, but I would love to talk freely about names with my friends and family every once in a while.
My husband and best friend know, but they are both fully aware of my name-nerdiness. I don’t share it with anyone else, (family, co-workers,) because I’m afraid they just won’t get it. I don’t need people thinking I’m any crazier than they already do!
Ditto for me, although we are ttc. Nobody understands how I can enjoy thinking and talking about names so much. Lol. It started when I was little and I wrote my own little book of pet names. I guess it is a bit of a strange hobby, but oh well. I love it.
I go to sleep at night thinking about names too. lol
I don’t discuss it with people, it’s one of the interests I love to keep to myself. Like when I started joining music forums in my late teens (because I’m old and the internet wasn’t around in my early teens, haha!), I didn’t tell people. The idea was finding like minded people online b/c I didn’t find them in my “real” life. The same goes with names. My sister and cousin loves names too (we used to pick out names for our future families when we were little, we actually found a book over christmas with list of all the children and what they were to be called), but not to the same extent I do.
I joined before I knew I was pregnant, so while it started out as only fun, it became an actual baby name hunt quite fast.
My boyfriend knows and he loves that I go here. First of all because he doesn’t have to spend as much time as he would’ve had to otherwise on discussing and finding names with me, but also because he is interested in names (at least the etymology and history of it) and because of all the invaluable help we’ve gotten here with names for our baby.
I used to keep it a secret but now I do talk about it if someone asks me. Like others I like coming here because I can express my opinion freely and don’t have to worry about what people think. I was a lurker for some time and when I joined I didn’t tell anyone because I liked having it as my little secret. I am a bit obsessed with hiding stuff. I don’t really say things about what I am typing. My parents just ask me what I am doing and I say ‘Nameberry’. They would just be bored if I said anymore.
I love this discussion on two levels. The first is how deliriously happy I would be to hang out on this site all the time, if I hadn’t invented it! And the other is how tickled I am to hear that such a sweet and innocent passion still can be such a guilty pleasure – I’m tickled!
Me too! I thought I was the only one haha, but clearly us berries think alike! It’s odd soothing!!
And also, as a side note, in the past few days alone, I have mentioned Nameberry conversations/names to my Fiance haha, directly saying something like “Oh on Nameberry today…”