Dating apps have made it easier for us to meet people we might not normally come across in our everyday lives.
For some this wider pool of choice is a blessing, for others it causes nothing but stress.
One woman in particular is finding it a bit of a nightmare to swipe left and right through so many people.
That's because the single lady has a relationship deal-breaker that she keeps coming across time and time again on these platforms.
The unnamed woman recently explained her romantic rule to Slate.com in a letter to the agony aunt column, Dear Prudence.
She admitted in her message that she isn't able to date anyone who has the same name as a member of her family.
And it's not just her siblings and parents - she also has an issue with anyone who shares the name of her aunts, uncles, cousins and more distant relatives.
The woman wrote: "There is a recurring issue that is coming up for me: I can’t really consider anyone with the same name as a family member a viable romantic option.
"I understand avoiding someone with the same name as a parent, sibling, or a lousy ex, but I’m talking about cousins and my parents’ siblings as well.
"It really limits the dating pool when you’re from a large family, and it feels a bit unreasonable to discount a person because they have the same name as an a**hole cousin."
She went on to say she recently attempted to date someone with one of these names and tried really hard to "fish" for a nickname they could call them, with no luck.
The woman adds that she has no issue being friends with someone that shares a family name, but she is "grossed out" by the idea of using the name in the bedroom.
Fed up of this making it difficult for her to find love, she turned to Prudence for some advice, saying she'd already tried repeating names over and over to see if it would lose meaning.
The columnist was a little unsure of how to resolve the issue, but suggested that the woman might be finding it harder as she is meeting strangers online.
"It’s a little different if you befriend someone who shares a distant cousin’s name, get to know them as an individual," they said.
They continued to advise not using the name in the bedroom if that was easier but added that it was not unreasonable to want to feel comfortable with a possible partner's name.
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