Podcast Bro Refuses to Marry Girlfriend Because She Wants a Double-Barreled Surname, Faces the Wrath of Twitter

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Sep 26, 2023 4:00 PM EDT

There are a lot of things to consider when you decide you want to get married, and they don't just involve what you want to do about the wedding. In many ways, even just thinking about this ultimate commitment can bring up challenges in a relationship. As such an ingrained tradition, many people have some stubborn ideas about it — and if you're unlucky, they could clash with your partner's.

This is the case with British content creator Faith Kelly, whose YouTuber boyfriend Ethan Payne decided that he wasn't able to marry her. On their podcast, they revealed the reason for this was that she wanted to hyphenate her maiden name with her married name, instead of just taking his surname.

Insisting that having a double-barreled name would make her "half [his] wife", the clip went viral on Twitter. Many did not have the most complimentary things to say about him. What happened to marriage being a partnership?

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    Smile - Luxe > @luxcurv Why Behzinga WON'T propose to Faith... Thoughts on this? Follow
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    Facial expression - Adam @Adam Flindelli . 1d Replying to @luxcurv Neither of them are wrong it's just down to personal preference at the end of the day
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    Font - MC @UtdMicah - 2d Replying to @luxcurv Ethan's such a child mate, if you're not gonna wife her because she wants to keep her name aswell as adding hers, you've got to question the entire relationship at that point. All he does is moan.
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    Organism - sham @bitterarab. 1d Everyday I am more grateful to be a Muslim because why would I drop my lineage for a man are you okay that's my name that's my history
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    Font - Ra'ifah @thatotherrai 1d Loool is having a baby mum instead of a wife tradition? Silly man. Tradition only when it suits him. And his last name is also his mothers because his daddy left. This lady should also leave because how can someone speak to you like that?
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    Font - marc Follow @feelingsplain it should be illegal for a grown man that has a behaviour chart to have a podcast Ethan's Behaviour Chart Day Behaviour Comments Monday Purl advie Tussy Sex CFVENTS Thursy Ban Bad, Ma Friday Sunday Bad Bugand
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    Facial expression - rax @raxrebrand. 1d mind u he is fatherless and has his mothers surname
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    Smile - pk @verncels. 1d he had a baby out of wedlock with her but suddenly he's into "traditional customs" when it comes to her not wanting to take his last name...
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    Plant - 71(✓) @userbfly. 1d squash all the dumb sh t he's saying- just the way hes talking to her ? that's enough to leave i'm sorry
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    Azure - Sea Way @cpettway79.1d Replying to @luxcurv Explain why he's "right" without using tradition or his ownership of her.
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    Font - Green is hawt @ILOVE_BEEF. 1d Replying to @luxcurv : She wants to keep her family name going to just as much as he wants to. He's being selfish, I know it's traditionally meant to be that way but it's 2023 more and more women are keeping their family name. At least she's willing to compromise and make it double barrelled.
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    Font - TamRilag @RilagTam • 2d Replying to @luxcurv My sister put it in a really great way, she said if she only kept our name she would feel like she isn't joining her fiance's family but if she took his name only she would feel like she ain't part of our family anymore, so she double barreled, makes sense to me.
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    Font - dede @derinmama 1d ● uhm, what i hear is beyond the name. he doesn't care about her wanting to retain some that's significant to her & her identity because he doesn't think that's how it should be with no solid reason? just i don't care? i would run.
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    Plant - fiona @fiona_western 1d . "If you're going to be MY wife" but if you marry, you're going to be HER husband so are you gonna take her last name? Probably not
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