As someone with a similarly unfortunate surname, I have a teeny bit of sympathy for LW. I despised my surname growing up, because it was a point of massive teasing. (I'm okay with my surname now.) I have to wonder whether LW's partner really has loved his nickname all along, or it's one he had to learn to love. Either way, the partner has embraced it whole-heartedly, and he gets to choose what he wants to be called professionally.
If the prospect of being known as "little Dickie's spouse" really is that off-putting to LW though, it's better that LW deal with it now: either accept it, or move on.
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As someone with a similarly unfortunate surname, I have a teeny bit of sympathy for LW. I despised my surname growing up, because it was a point of massive teasing. (I'm okay with my surname now.) I have to wonder whether LW's partner really has loved his nickname all along, or it's one he had to learn to love. Either way, the partner has embraced it whole-heartedly, and he gets to choose what he wants to be called professionally.
If the prospect of being known as "little Dickie's spouse" really is that off-putting to LW though, it's better that LW deal with it now: either accept it, or move on.