Names define us, which is why most parents spend so much time deciding what they will name their child. It is not an easy choice, especially if you have to agree with someone else’s opinion, as it happens to this couple on Reddit that can’t agree on the name of their firstborn.
OP and her boyfriend are expecting a daughter, and they start to think about the perfect name as soon as they find out it is a girl. However, they have definite different opinions on what it should be.
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While her boyfriend likes Mikayla, OP says she is leaning towards a more traditional name, like Octavia. She explained that even though she doesn’t know her baby yet, she feels like this is the perfect name for her; still, her boyfriend refuses to use this name.
After some time, her mother-in-law came into the picture and sided with the boyfriend, saying that a name like Octavia would cause her to be bullied at school and growing up hating her name.
The discussion continued, and OP snapped; she first argued by saying that “old lady names” are trending right now, so her classmates would have similar names, but then she said that her boyfriend doesn’t have the right to choose a name because she is the one who has to carry her for nine months, and give birth.
Old Fashion Names Are In Style Right Now
She Has To Carry Her For Nine Months
OP doesn’t feel wrong about what she said and added that she is willing to settle on another old fashion but more common name, such as Lilly, but her boyfriend didn’t like it either. So she asked the AITA community if she was wrong about pushing the name, even though he clearly said he didn’t like it.
Thousands of users shared their different opinions; most agreed that there is nothing wrong with the name Octavia or something similar, but they pointed out that just because she is the one who is pregnant doesn’t mean she is the only one who has a right to choose the name.
On the other hand, some commenters wrote their experience growing up with an uncommon name, suggesting OP listen to her boyfriend instead. Yet, everyone agreed that the couple should work this through and compromise on something they both like and that, in this case, it is a “two yes, one no” situation, and that her MIL shouldn’t comment on it.
They Both Have To Agree
Mother-In-Law Doesn’t Have Any Rights
She Isn’t More Entitled Than Her Boyfriend
