Hopeful romantics should wait at least two months before jumping into a relationship with the object of their desire, according to psychologists.
Experts say this gives them enough time to get to know the person on a deeper level - rather than leaving everything to 'hope and chance'.
But for one woman, that was the least of her worries given she dated her boyfriend for four months without even knowing his name.
Unsure if he was called Patrick or Richard, she desperately searched for information and finally found the answer on his car documents.
"I found out my then boyfriend's name after four months of dating him. I wasn't sure if his name was Patrick or Richard, so I just didn't call him anything," she said on Reddit.
"This was before internet and stuff (no Facebook, etc), and I finally figured it out after checking the insurance card in his glove compartment when he he briefly left the car one time."
After finally learning his name, the pair quickly took their relationship to another level - getting engaged and setting a date for their wedding.
Sadly, their union ended in divorce, and since going their separate ways, she admits she now "calls him completely different names in her head."
While most users couldn't help but laugh at her admission, others started sharing their awkward stories after getting someone's name wrong.
One user said: "I have a coworker who always calls me Joe, I've never corrected him even though it's not my name.
"Now it's been five years and I'm not even sure how I'd address it. I don't see him a lot, maybe once or twice a week."
Another user added: "Some people are super touchy about their names, and some people don't care at all.
"I fall into the latter category. People mess up my name all the time - as long as I know they're talking to me, I really don't care.
"I know a lot of people who are touchy about you so much as using the wrong nickname."
A third user said: "Some people are just bad with names. My husband called a good friend of mine Nancy for a good two years when her name was Suzanne. We just laughed about it."
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