Hello. Two things you should know about me: 1) My name is Karen Carpenter. 2) Just before Christmas my boyfriend left me. I'm not THE Karen Carpenter. I just have the most embarrassing name in Christendom. Oh yeah. The boyfriend. After eleven âhappy' years he left me. No explanation just a post it on the kettle I think I'm handling it really well. I don't think I'm confused at all. What was my name again?