Friday, March 7, 2025 - A South African couple has reportedly put their wedding on hold because the bride, who is a doctor, insists she will keep her maiden name after the marriage.
According
to an X user Kuanele, who shared the story, the lady wants to keep her maiden
name because she is the first doctor in her family.
However,
her man said if he is going to pay bride price, she has to take his surname.
“The chat
on the radio rn. Chat is that a couple has put getting married on hold because he
wants her to take his surname but she wants a double barrel of she’s a
doctor. She’s the first dr in her family so she wants to keep that name,” she
wrote.
“Man is
saying no bc if he’s gonna pay lobola and all, she has to take his
surname.”
The post
is currently generating varying reactions, with most people in support of the
doctor while others, particularly men, sided with the man.
A PhD
student, Idayat Jinadu wrote: "After all the sacrifices & love my
parents have poured into making me a PhD, I refuse to abandon the name that
carries my history and their efforts. I will not take the name of a family who
doesn't know the beginning of my life nor contributed to my growth in the name
of marriage."
One Bongani wrote: “MBChB, CA (SA), LLB. Gents stay away from these women, their professions make up their whole personalities and what they stand for. Classism justified.”
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