Let's say you see a profile of a provider named "Gertrude/Gladys/Grizelda."

Would you be leery of seeing her because she's had several incarnations?  Would you wonder why she's had to change her name and if she's trying to hide something?

There's a provider who recently came back after being gone for six years, yet she still used the name she had before.

Disappeared for six years and then came back? Would you be leery of seeing her? Would you wonder why she had to leave?

Not a problem for me. Some ladies use different name on different sites. As long as the pics match. eom

it sometimes makes me wonder.  Often times, there is a good reason for the name change.  I know a couple personally who did it with good reason.  But, at the same time, there are many who change names to hide something.  I am aware of some in my area in that situation also.

You have been around long enough to know that it is not always a red flag. It seems that roughly 20% of TER reviewed providers have more then one name. I am not usually nosey enough to ask them why

The later has the allure of mystery with it

...provider names that haven't actually been used?

The fact that she may have different names is not a problem BUT changing their name makes it hard to keep track. Many times if I had known it was the same lady I would have seen her in a heart beat!

i had to change my name and number back in january because of a stalker who found out my real name and where my civie job was and started calling and sending my ads to my office.  needless to say, i almost lost my job because of that.