A piece of that is that we could easily see the names and not know that Monkeypaws is Squigglespider's ex, especially if they were never legally married but quite often even if they were.
(On the other hand, I was Vastly Amused on rassef, some time ago, when Alison Scott replied to a joke of Mike Scott's with "I knew there was a reason I married you," probably leading at least a few newcomers to completely misinterpret their relationship and jump from thinking nothing of the )fairly common) shared surname to assuming that they were still married.)
In many contexts, it is much more relevant that roadnotes is my sister (by choice) than what either of our real names are.
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A piece of that is that we could easily see the names and not know that Monkeypaws is Squigglespider's ex, especially if they were never legally married but quite often even if they were.
(On the other hand, I was Vastly Amused on rassef, some time ago, when Alison Scott replied to a joke of Mike Scott's with "I knew there was a reason I married you," probably leading at least a few newcomers to completely misinterpret their relationship and jump from thinking nothing of the )fairly common) shared surname to assuming that they were still married.)
In many contexts, it is much more relevant that
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