Man Wants To Know If It's Weird For His Ex To Use His Last Name For Her Newborn Baby

This story is actually getting mixed opinions and feelings which is something we love in AITA posts.

Daphnie

• Published in Interesting
• September 8, 2022

This AITA Reddit post is throwing us a bit of a curveball because usually, we see posts that lean one way or another. You're either in the wrong or you're NTA, but it's kind of rare that we see conflicting answers in the comments.

This is why we thought it would be fun to share this story because the comments from Reddit users are kind of all over the place. It doesn't seem that people can choose whether or not he's in the wrong or if his ex-wife is in the wrong.

I will say that this post shows so many perspectives that it shows exactly what AITA posts are about. These Reddit posts are great for showing different opinions and perspectives that can help you solve problems, which is exactly why people keep coming back to Reddit with AITA posts for advice.

Well, with all that being said we're going to hop right into this story and take a look at what happened if the original poster is TA and what people really had to say in response to the poster's scenario. Let's dive in and take a look at this wild story that gained so many different responses from Reddit users that we just had no choice but to feature it.

Here's the backstory on this guy and his ex-wife.

This was his response to his ex and also some edits he put in after reading comments.

People immediately started jumping into the perspective of her having the surname and building her reputation around it.

I agree with this and I think many people don't know what it takes to change your name.

The OPs post doesn't seem to be getting people on his side at all.

This person agrees that neither of them are AH and that they both have valid feelings.

It's both of their names now, right? I mean, that's technically the point of changing it when you get married.

People share their experiences and why they decided or didn't decide to change their last name back.

If you like the new surname better then technically it's yours so you can keep it.

Honestly she may not have wanted to share her struggles trying to change it so she just decided to keep it.

The ex-wife definitely should have known that people would say it's a little weird.

It is true that it is her name too so she can do what she wants with it.

Someone who is in full agreeance with OP and says that yes, it is weird.

It is kind of inconvenient for it to be causing drama and questions among those in the town.

This is a little insight into what changing your name consists of.

This comment is one of the best because it touches on all of the details.

People seem to understand OPs point of view, but his ex-wife still isn't the AH.

The one comment that said they'd get downvoted is actually the comment that got the most attention and awards.

People are clearly a little conflicted on how they feel about this situation.

These comments had us going back and forth the whole time because it seems that people really can't agree on whether OP is in the wrong or not. It's also a very odd and specific situation that can be hard to comment on sometimes.

What's your opinion on this situation and what would you do in response?

Daphnie