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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Alarming-Heat-2476 on 2026-05-29 02:30:37+00:00.

So for as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted a dog that I could call my own. I had a family dog that I stole when I went to college, but after he passed away after 13 long, amazing years, I had a gigantic hole in my heart that only another dog could fill. I had to get a puppy because of my roommate’s dog, and I was okay with that! It was finally my time to shine. I found the sweetest little boy that reminded me of my last dog, and had the same color eye as my family. After talking with his foster mom and learning that he’s a bit of a meat-head, I decided on a few names and had the foster mom choose what fit his personality best. We ended up with Kevin, and I loved it. It was perfect!! After all of the paperwork, my mom and I end up driving four hours to pick up this sweet puppy rescue, and sweet Kevin is officially my sweet baby boy.

Months pass and he’s 18 1/2 weeks old. He’s teething, he’s got potty training down, and the only issue is him screaming in the crate while I’m at work. My roommate and I are downstairs, taking shots and enjoying the end of a crappy day, and I bring up a shirt that I want to wear to pride. It causes the conversation to steer toward people I’ve kissed, and I bring up that the only person I’ve kissed was… and I pause. I realize. My roommate realizes. I’m speechless, she’s screaming across the room because she realizes too. I have named my first puppy the same name as the one and only guy I’ve kissed. I’m not hung up on this guy, he was very sweet, but I realized I’m very strongly a lesbian shortly after I broke up with him.

I had absolutely no intentions of naming him after the last man I dated, I am very happy with my orientation. It was just a VERY unfortunate situation that I realized 7 WEEKS after naming my new puppy.

TLDR: I, a lesbian, named my new puppy Kevin without thinking of my ex’s names. The last boy I dated was named Kevin.