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I’m considering divorce because my husband loves insane baby names – I don’t want a child whose name is from an 80s film

A MUM-TO-BE was furious with her husband for the “ridiculous” names he suggested for their unborn baby… and he wasn’t willing to budge an inch.

The woman said that he was set on a name like Flash, Sixx, Baratheon, Ender or Trapper while she wanted something more traditional like Adam, Jack or James.

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The disagreement got so out of hand that the woman explained she and her partner are now either ignoring each other or screaming at each other.

Taking to Reddit, she said: “We hadn’t actually had a serious talk about names until last month. Our relationship has taken a serious nosedive since then.

“We’re either giving each other the silent treatment or arguing, there’s no in between. We have never had such opposite tastes on ANYTHING until this.”

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The mum-to-be confessed that she could be snobbish when it comes to baby names.

She said: “No matter how much people say it doesn’t matter, a name does effect people’s perception, especially first impressions.

“I want to give my baby a name he can carry into adulthood without shame.”


The woman thought that her husband’s suggestions were just to entertain his nerdy moving fan side.

She said: “Example, his top name picks include Ranger, Ryder, Flash, Sixx, Baratheon, Ender, Trapper…yeah. YEAH. TELL ME I’M THE CRAZY ONE.

“And as if those are frightening enough, he wants to f***ing pair them up. Imagine my poor son living his life named Sixx Baratheon [surname].

“It’s insane and I’m honestly rethinking my marriage that we are FIGHTING because he wants to give this kid a ridiculous name so badly.

“Those are just the highlights btw, his list includes a lot more Game of Thrones names and celeb stage names and 80s action flick names and all kinds of s***.”

The woman confessed that her tastes were a bit simpler.

She said: “I like traditional, classic, slightly overused names. Adam. Jack. James. Michael. Charles. Kenneth. Thomas.

“I’ve composed a mile long list of similar names and he turns his nose up at every single one.

“‘They’re man names,’ he whines. ‘Too old,’ he says. He wants something ‘fun and cute’. Okay, but by the time our kid is 45, I imagine he’s going to be tired of this s***.”

The woman explained that she told her husband that he would have to back down on this disagreement but he’s standing firm.

She said: “He won’t have it. He’s screamed at me that he should be the one to name him anyway because he’s a guy and understands boy names better than me.

“He’s told me I’m boring and tasteless because of my picks. I’ve straight up told him I will fight for our child to have a sensible name as long as it takes.

I hate to say it but yeah, it’s worth my marriage for my son to not end up named literally anything my husband likes.

“He’s said he’s going to do the same so our son doesn’t end up saddled with a ‘dumb and overdone’ name.

“I don’t know the legality of this, but if there’s any power I can abuse to name the baby MY choice when he’s born, I’m 100% ready to do so.

“I hate to say it but yeah, it’s worth my marriage for my son to not end up named literally anything my husband likes.”

Fellow Reddit users were quick to jump in with their opinion.

One person said: “Honestly sounds like your husband is treating your new baby as an accessory rather than a person.

“Says he ‘Needs a cute and fun name’, whilst ignoring that this is a person who is gonna have to use that name in their actual life.”

Another suggested a solution: “Just tell him to try living with that name himself for some time. Even legally change it and start giving it out at coffee shops etc.”

A third said: “I can see a relatively easy compromise. Let’s say he wants Ender, name the baby Andrew and let him use Ender as a nickname, like in the book.

“Even if it catches on for his life, he’ll be able to introduce himself as Andrew as a professional later in life.”

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