What if the husband/father doesnt like the name? should he pretend he does or voice his opinion? then there ill be an argument?
what do you think?
2007-07-27 03:36:13 · 23 answers · asked by Moore55 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
I look at it like if the father is going to be a man and be a part of the child life (which it sounds like you are) then you have just as much say as the mother. The child will be both hers/yours, so everything is 50/50. Meet in the middle. Make something nice. Post the name on Yahoo! and get feed back on the name, put the name you like and the name she likes and see whos name wins the most votes! Thanks
2007-07-27 04:18:22 · answer #1 · answered by BE HAPPY! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Voice your opinion silly! A baby is "ours". Not "his" or "hers". In a marriage, you HAVE to voice your opinions and come to compromises. If you hate the name your wife has picked out, do you really want to be calling your child by that name the rest of its life. You'll always regret not saying something. If it leads to an argument, then you'll just have to stick it out. Its your baby too. You have the right to an opinion on names!
My husband and I both agreed on our first sons name, couldn't agree on our daughters name so compromised, and he got to choose our second sons name.
2007-07-27 10:52:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it may sound sexist but shouldnt the mother have every right to name the baby ? I mean she is the one who goes through the pain. What i would suggest is the mother names the childs first name and the father decides the middle thats fair enough .
2007-07-27 12:32:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There needs to be a compromise between the two of you, all though i would agree with you that if he wants a name for the baby that is totally outrageous I would fight it. Otherwise pick some thing that you both like... like I got to pick my sons first name and my husband his middle name it worked out good.
2007-07-27 10:47:28 · answer #4 · answered by Tina V 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Welcome to procreating. It should be a mutual decision. Why name a child something the other doesn't like? It's like a marriage, there are some things in life you just have to be flexible on. If you can find a name both of you agree on, go with it. If you can't, someone flips a coin and gets to pick the first name and the other person gets to pick the middle.
2007-07-27 10:42:23 · answer #5 · answered by Harley 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Both parents should have equal say in the name of the child. If one parent strongly opposes a particular name, it needs to be discarded. Both parents helped in the creation of the child and as long as they are going to have equal responsibility in raising the child, it should be a mutual decision.
When I was pregnant with my twins, I wanted them to have similar sounding names and my husband was very strongly against that idea. We ended up compromising by me picking out the first name for my son (he picked the middle name) and he picking out the first name for my daughter (I picked out the middle name). I know that won't work in a single child situation, but the compromise is the key.
2007-07-27 11:00:06 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think you should voice your opinion in a kind way, adn try not to upset her. if you really don't like the name she has picked out, say something now while you still can. you'll have to live with having a child named something that you really don't like, if you don't say anything now. suggest some other possibilities that might be close to what she has picked out. discuss this with her, gently tell her that you're not sure about the baby's name. you do have some say in this, so use it. hope she understands! what's the name she has that you don't like?
2007-07-27 14:37:51 · answer #7 · answered by baseballgrl33 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Compromise is a key cocmponet to any relationsship. This applies most in the baby naming process! Both parents should agree on the name if both parents are to be involved with baby.
2007-07-27 10:57:06 · answer #8 · answered by Endellion 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I definitely think it's a mutual decision.
So, if the father doesn't like the name he should speak up.. or deal with the disliked name for all of the child's life.
2007-07-27 10:51:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
At the end of the day its both of your baby.Its not just the mothers choice.It should be a special time picking the name of your child.You need to sit down and talk and both come to an agreement.Good luck x
2007-07-27 10:52:51 · answer #10 · answered by BABYDOLL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋