How do you find out your boyfriend’s last name?

A lovely lady friend of mine has a bit of a pickle. She’s been dating this guy for more than a month and really likes him. They hang out three to five times a week but she doesn’t know his last name.

As to how this could happen: they met online, so she never got his name when they started, they text instead of email and he’s not on Facebook. He told her once, but she remembers it being something really long “which requires studying to memorize.” They traded drivers licenses once before, so asking to do that again is out.

So, if you were in her position, how would you go about finding out his last name?

Oct 02, 2012 4:01pm
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  1. liziel answered: Jebus, what’s with the attitude of some of the girls that offered the most obvious boring answers… Anyway, I’d ask him for his card. Doh ;)
  2. kathaleen said: Id ask “how do you spell your last name again?” And fake that you forgot and have short term memory
  3. snarfalarf-rex answered: look at the mail
  4. themattstevensblog answered: Who needs last names anyway? Not actually knowing the who you’re dating is what makes dating interesting.
  5. novellikelife answered: I would say something like, “You now have no last name. Because I do not remember it. Would you like one? Awesome. Tell me yours again?”
  6. woodee answered: ask him?
  7. mabelmebored said: She could pull a deliberately quirky move to look all nonchalant and natural. Like she should just quietly attempt to mumble her surname backwards. Loud enough for him to hear. Then go “Hmm… Can you say your last name backwards??” Then figure it out.
  8. thecootchdiaries answered: ask him how to spell it so you can practise writing your future signature all over your notebooks.
  9. wilcows answered: …
  10. frecklebitches answered: ask him how to spell it.
  11. julie8168 said: point blank….odds are if he won’t give it freely…there is a reason.
  12. rebelgirl- answered: WALLET. there has to be a bunch of stuff in there with his name on it. or ask to see the picture on his drivers license just to be cute.
  13. elithedragon answered: Just ask him… It’s really not hard. Ask and explain. Why do girls over-complicate things.
  14. mysticbones answered: ask him how to spell his last name bc you want send something in the mail
  15. pemanah answered: Does he have any magazines or catalogues delivered to his place that she could take a peek at next time she’s there? (Snap a pic! Memory!)
  16. rebeccas answered: … Just ask? “I can’t believe I’ve forgotten it!” Not that big a deal
  17. everydaydamien answered: say that she can’t remember how to spell it since it’s so long
  18. scribblesick answered: Wake up before him one night and look at his license; collect all ids from friends when entering a bar to be “helpful” then read his…or ask
  19. addictedtorehab answered: If they hang out three to five times a week- then has she never been to his apartment? He’s got to have mail sitting around somewhere.
  20. iampeaches answered: bet him a beer that he can’t say his last name backwards, and then figure it out from there. or you know, just ask him directly.
  21. parad0xchild answered: Get a friend to find out, easy
  22. cyn2saint answered: I would just ask him. Something about how you can’t believe you forgot.. bla bla.
  23. raisinhale answered: introduce him to a friend of hers he’s never met before, and have them pretend he looks familiar and ask him his full name
  24. evolvingdoor answered: If it was that important to her shed just ask.
  25. deebsboettger answered: If he doesn’t have chicken scratch hand writing look at a check he has signed ?
  26. draconisignis answered: something that makes her go, “how do you spell your last name again?”
  27. pretentiousboulevard answered: If they hang out at her house, look at an envelope or find a way to see his checkbook
  28. skinandblood answered: Well, just politely ask.
  29. 30somethingjess answered: Introduce him to a friend and have the friend ask his last name, playing it off as if the friend thinks they might know him.
  30. hollylocks answered: ask him. games are dumb.
  31. lurchproblems answered: Ask him to spell it. She can think of a reason to need to spell it. It is probably complicated as well as long, so it’s acceptable to ask.
  32. kickasskellyboozer answered: What are the origins of your last name? Did it come from Europe? ECT.
  33. meeshofalltrades answered: For crying out loud, just ask him. He’ll understand the situation. Mountains outta molehills…
  34. publicaffections answered: I’d just ask him. Hopefully this will be something they can laugh about later.
  35. hotzombies answered: what does he do for a living? she could say her friend needs might need his business services and ask for his card to pass on
  36. elffia answered: Ask for his email address. Or his last name. Be honest, and then laugh about how ridiculous it is.
  37. ifuseeklizzy answered: Her friends are clearly not google assassins like mine.
  38. lilaclibrarian answered: she should say she wants to get it tattooed on her lower back and ask for the exact spelling
  39. metanoianmayhem answered: I’d just straight up ask him, because it takes awhile, especially if it’s confusing
  40. felinefaytale said: She should ask for his address, say she wants to send him something.
  41. winifredjay said: Just ask! Is she 12? If you have to be timid in your relationship, it’s a pretty lame one. Granted, 1 month isn’t enough to fully know anyone, so there’s your logic. Just ask.
  42. hothfoxden answered: I don’t know, maybe just ASK?
  43. sofasita answered: how do you pronounce your last name again?
  44. theworldaccordingtoeg answered: when hanging out at his house, peep his mail.
  45. semisolidlines answered: Ask. You know. With your mouth.
  46. mark39 answered: follow him home.
  47. rongykorong answered: When they are at his place, maybe she could ask him to show her his high school yearbook photo.
  48. nicenfroosh answered: good grief just tell her to ask… make a lighthearted joke out of it about being the worst with names and she can’t remember how to spell it