Brooklyn Beckham sensationally took his wife Nicola Peltz’ surname after the pair got hitched in a lavish ceremony last weekend.
Brooklyn is 23 and Nicola 27, and the loved-up pair both exchanged surnames.
While some men do this, it certainly flies in the face of tradition.
Was Brooklyn doing this to prove his love or was it in an attempt to show both sexes are equal?
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Some women still are desperate to take their man’s name; they almost see it as a way to prove they are worthy, they’ve found a man and they’re privileged.
Oh, we are off the shelf and all that jazz – I mean some of us who got married and saw it fail wish we could have that shelf back!
Others are determined to keep their own surname in a bid to wear their feminism card on their sleeves.
Research shows that only 3% of all men take their women’s names, so I guess we are still heavily influenced by traditional values.
When it comes to taking the husband’s surname, I have a multi-faceted approach to this.
When I first got married, alas it didn’t work out, and I’m separated, but I chose not to take my ex’s name. Thanks be to God really, as otherwise I’d be stuck with his name!
But now that I have children with my partner John, from a purely practical point of view it’s a pain that I have a different surname to him.
When the kids were born I opted not to give them both our surnames, I find the double-barrel thing to be a bit OTT, almost trying too hard to be PC or too long and cumbersome to say. So we gave our little girls John’s surname.
The issue is now when I go to airports on my own with the girls and John isn’t there, I have issues leaving the country.
I once forgot the birth cert and I was held for ages by security questioning me to make sure I was the mother.
You’d swear I was trying to abduct my own child out of the country.
I’m for feminism, but society isn’t ready for us to have our own surnames.
It is easier if you have kids for all the family to have the same name.
My girls are already asking me why my name is different and they are five and three!
So for an easy life, I say take your husband’s name.
Yes, your name might not live on, but what’s in a name, in all honesty?
Great coffee advice
If you are like me and trying to make your money stretch, the best show on telly is RTE’s The Price Of Everything, hosted by Conor Pope and Santis O’Garro.
I was chatting to Santis during the week and as a single mum, her advice is just top notch.
She implements ‘no spend days’ and advocates having coffee with friends in your home, instead of forking out for overpriced cappucinos.
Simple yet genius!
Hero of the week
This week I award hero status to Dublin Docklands.
Its activity trail pack has been translated into Ukrainian and is now available for free in print from the visitor desk at the Irish Emigration Museum, EPIC.
It is free, and suitable for families with children from four to 14, and will introduce people to Dublin’s history and landmarks.
From the Diving Bell to Ireland’s smallest museum, through a 200 year old Arch and on a hunt for the Pirate Queen, Grace O’Malley.
See epicchq.com for all the details.
