“Why One Woman’s Bold Stand Against Tradition Could Change Marriage Forever”
It’s often expected for married women to take their husband’s last name
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But Haley Metzger wants women to think long and hard before abandoning their maiden name
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“Women are starting to question the ‘why’ of all wedding and marriage traditions, and discovering many are linked to men ‘owning’ their wives”
To find out more about this topic, we got in touch with Kate Beavis Of Magpie Wedding. She was kind enough to have a chat with Bored Panda and point out that many women don’t feel pressured to take their husband’s name per se, but they do it because that’s what they’ve always seen other women do.
“They don’t question it because society (and family) tell them this is what is normal,” she explained. “They see their mother doing it, their grandmothers – it is just ‘normal.’”
“However, women are starting to question the ‘why’ of all wedding and marriage traditions, and discovering many are linked to men ‘owning’ their wives, and this feels wrong in 2025,” Kate continued. “We dropped the obey vow some time ago, yet seem to be much slower to question the name change.”
