I’ve received a great many e-mails since I started the website, and communicating with enthusiasts, members, and webmasters pertaining to the origin of my name! I’ve explained it so many times that I’ve decided to just post so I can point the curious here for a quick explanation!
I’ve been a “geek” as well as a fetish enthusiast for as long as I can remember. My two passions in life are video games/techy stuff and the BDSM alternative lifestyle. Especially in my teenage years I spent a lot of time on my computer, either playing games, and participating in online communities, or researching all things D/S. I played a game for several years by the name of Everquest. I admit I was ruthlessly addicted to this game…why? Escapism. I have always been an escapist, and just as many people fall into books, alcohol, or sports, that game was truly my escape from reality…a place to be someone I wasn’t - to get away from my mind being so crammed full of things I couldn’t have, and worries I couldn’t solve.
I had a character by the name of “Renaij” I think it was…remember this was years ago! And some guy whom I guess I angered in some way decided to report me saying my name was in violation of the naming rules - deeming my name was the same as some comic book character, and therefore out came a “Game Master” to come and aid me in changing my name. Wonderful! I gave that bastard about 50 names, all of which were rejected for a variety of reasons such as already being taken. Finally looking around my room at the time - living in Montreal we used “Sympatico” internet…I let out a great deep sigh…slowly typed to the Game Master “How about…Symaptico…?” he replied… “Great it’s done! I hope you enjoy your online experience!” And *poof* he was gone, and I was stuck with “Sympatico” for a name!
A while later when I joined a guild in the game that used voice chat, along with my girlfriend of the time (whom later joined and named herself “Sympatica”…weren’t we so cute?!) And our online friends quickly began referencing us as “Sympo” and “Sympa” - it stuck. Unfortunatly. We all eventually moved on to World of Warcraft and I inevitably chose the same name, and so my online “Avatar” was continued, and eventually any relationship or now even business acquantance simply knows me as “Sympo”….
 And thats the big explanation!
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