Groom's Dad Doesn't Approve of His Choice to Take Wife's Last Name

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A groom plans to take his wife's last name as a big gesture to her and her family, as she has no male siblings or cousins to pass on their family name

However, this decision upset the groom's father who has been "whining" about it and referring to his son "as ‘Mr. [Fiancée’s Last Name]'"

A columnist advised that the groom's father should decide whether to stay close to his son "with his fiancée’s last name” or push him away with his “mockery and judgment"

A groom’s father is angry about a recent decision his son made ahead of his wedding.

A woman wrote in to the Dear Prudence column that her son, Ken, recently decided to take his bride’s last name after their wedding — a choice that her husband is very unhappy about.

She shared that the bride, Marie, has no boys in her