The Name Melissa

THE NOT-SO-INNOCENT

  • Gracious
  • Wide-eyed
  • Maternal
  • Diffuse
  • Dawdling
  • Indecisive

About the Name Melissa

The lyrical letter L is the symbol of things that money can’t buy: life, liberty, love and laughter. And when it occurs in words initialized by the maternal letter M, it generates the powerful feminine resonance found in the words: family, calmly, comely, female, mellifluous, milk, mellow, smile and warmly. When the ML combination occurs in words followed by the sassy, sexy, sensual, slippery letter S, you can expect to find blithe spirits who act like butter wouldn’t melt in their mouths. But although there are few hard edges to these people, never underestimate their power. Whether you know it or not, theyknow they can wrap you around their little fingers.

MLSs are steady and easy-going people who’ll go out of their way to avoid conflict. In fact, since MLSs are reluctant to openly display their emotions, conflict tends to trigger a passive-aggressive response, which can lead to withdrawal and alienation. If there’s any real criticism directed towards MLSs, it’s that it’s nigh on impossible to tell how they feel. You’ll certainly know what they think, mind you, for these are exceptionally bright people with a great deal of creative and intellectual energy.

When it comes to their careers, MLS people aren’t particularly driven by financial incentives. Their main motivation comes from a need to please and a sincere desire to do the best job they possibly can. In general, MLSs are meticulous workers who thrive on praise and have few demands of their own. “Reliable under pressure” is the key phrase here, for these people have long fuses and tempers that only ignite under extreme heat. Thanks to this combination of cool heads and warm hearts, MLSs make for great teachers, government workers, emergency technicians and personnel managers.

Because the MLS’ downfall is their tendency to drift out of touch with their emotions, they’ve learned that they should never make decisions when their blood is up; especially when it comes to love relationships. Nothing is too innocuous for MLSs to take personally when it comes to romance and even the slightest criticism, no matter how well intended, is liable to drive them into a funk.

Once ensconced in healthy relationships, MLSs exhibit the same high level of commitment they display in their work. Potential partners soon discover that their MLS partners are apt to put their family’s feelings before that of their own, and that only those who don’t abuse their altruistic essence will be rewarded with loyal and enduring marriages.

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