The worst is over

As most people know, when I am introduced by other people, it is always as 'Patzer'. As a result of this, only my family and girlfriend actually call me Aaron. In fact, I would say about 5% of the people that I've met don't even know what my actual name is. This wasn't really apparent until recently, when a guy on my hockey team introduced me as 'Pat'. He had called me Pat all along, which I thought was short for 'Patzer', but no. He actually thought my name was Pat for the last 5 months. He was pretty embarassed when I re-introduced myself as Aaron to spare being labeled as a 'Pat'. No offence to any male Pat's out there, but that name sucks. So in conlusion, my name is Aaron for all those who don't know, and I'll gladly acknowledge you if you call me by it. Thanks.