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Unreasonable

By Anonymous - 21/02/2021 10:01 - United States - Minneapolis

Today, my father-in-law decided to disown myself and his son, because my husband decided to hyphenate his last name. FML

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By Anonymous - 22/04/2022 10:00

Today, I’m considering a divorce. My father-in-law has never liked me and is very vocal about that, names like "bastard" and "prick" are common. My wife is normally very headstrong and takes no nonsense, but she lets him treat me this way so she must agree with him. The wedding was only a year ago. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/10/2022 10:00 - United States - West Hartford

Today, my stepfather decided he was no longer part of our family, and refused to come to family dinner, all because we're all women, and he isn't. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/09/2011 04:19 - United States

Today, my father in law drunkenly announced at dinner that he wished my husband had married my best friend. No one stuck up for me. Not even my husband. FML

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By MsCobb - 16/02/2013 15:27 - United States - Columbus

Today, my father gave me his blessing to be married on one condition: that I keep my maiden name when I marry. My fiancé thought it would be "epic". My last name will be hyphenated to Cobb-Webb. FML

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By hyphen - 09/12/2020 18:01 - United States - Denver

Today, I was talking to a new friend when I told him my last name. It’s hyphenated. He then left and declared me to be a "stuck-up bitch" who thinks she’s "too good to take a man’s last name." This is the name I was born with. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/07/2014 01:27 - United States - Sandston

Today, my boyfriend said that he doesn't have to marry me because we coincidentally have the same last name. FML

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By sotter42 - 20/07/2020 17:01

Today, my father-in-law decided he was going to just completely take over our engagement party, so now my fiancé just wants to go to Reno and get married there. FML

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By Jes - 28/06/2016 00:44

Today, my father called me to ask what my middle name is. He apparently needed to know it to remove me out from his will. FML

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By Googlebug - 01/11/2010 10:15 - United States

Today, my dad, who lives hours away, called and told me he was getting married. Today. As in this evening. Guess I'm not invited. FML

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You sure it's just the posh name?

By hyphenated - 26/05/2022 10:00

Today, for what seems like the thousandth time, one of my new friends has cut me out of their life after I told them my last name. It’s hyphenated and I’m a woman, which means I'm “automatically” a stuck-up bitch. I'm not married, I was born with this last name. FML

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Bogrbon 27

Sunday 21 February 2021 18:22

I knew a guy who changes his last name when he got married because he never liked his last name and his wife only had sisters so it would have been the end of their last name. His parents were cool with it, but last I heard his paternal grandmother still sent stuff to his wife as Mrs. and then her husbands unmarried name out of spite. Some people freak out about this stuff.

RichardPencil 30

Sunday 21 February 2021 17:32

Well, Sm-ith does look pretty silly.

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Hangryko 29

Sunday 21 February 2021 17:02

Sounds like you're both better off without him.

RichardPencil 30

Sunday 21 February 2021 17:32

Well, Sm-ith does look pretty silly.

Bogrbon 27

Sunday 21 February 2021 18:22

I knew a guy who changes his last name when he got married because he never liked his last name and his wife only had sisters so it would have been the end of their last name. His parents were cool with it, but last I heard his paternal grandmother still sent stuff to his wife as Mrs. and then her husbands unmarried name out of spite. Some people freak out about this stuff.

Malachi Malachi 4

Sunday 21 February 2021 18:58

that is bullshit. your better off without him. that is no reason to disown someone. family is family ..period

EVR 8

Sunday 21 February 2021 20:24

Disown your FIL then.

DoctorPALO 14

Sunday 21 February 2021 23:26

Why is he suddenly changing his name? Apparently you are already married as you didn't cite him as your future F-I-L. Maybe it's just something spiteful that hubs is doing? I don't know enough to decide if he deserves it or not.

mekiswrite 21

Monday 22 February 2021 1:18

Common-law is a thing.

teentop89 1

Monday 22 February 2021 5:00

I would to. Why marry a guy if your not going to take his last name. Just be Domestic Partners then

sirrubberduckie 35

Wednesday 24 February 2021 4:50

If the only reason you can think of for getting married is taking someone's last name, or them taking yours, please don't get married.

fluffnut 8

Monday 1 March 2021 8:33

At least he hyphenated! A very nice gesture.

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