Millennial, Gen Z brides refuse to take their husbands’ surnames

Roses are red, violets are blue – these brides are breaking with tradition while still maintaining their own identity.

Taking the risk of not taking your new husband’s surname is a growing trend among ultra-modern Millennial and Gen Z girls. They would rather stick to what is on their birth certificate than sacrifice themselves in the name of conformity.

“To my daughters who didn’t change their last names, I want to hear why you did,” Lucy, a married content creator, asked her more than 438,000 viewers in a viral video. “I never thought about it because it’s my name.”

“I’ve never understood why I would change it for someone else,” the blonde added, prompting a backlash from feminists who agreed that women shouldn’t give up their original ID after saying “I do.”

This is another new era that departs from tradition.

Non-conformist newlyweds set their own rules for marriage from day one.

Whether it’s a bride who ditches a traditional wedding dress for her big day, opting for a pantsuit or complete nudity, or a groom who quits his high-paying job to become a stay-at-home husband after getting married, today’s couples are not interested in maintaining the status quo.

Newly married ladies like Lucy are unwilling to lose the details of their lives to archaic social conventions.

“This is an old school tradition based on property ownership and I don’t believe humans should be property,” wrote one commenter on Lucy’s popular TikTok post who was against the custom.

“I’m married, not bought,” responded an equally rebellious beauty. “I don’t think there’s a need for women to change who they are when they get married.”

Some people think the name-changing process is too cumbersome, citing “50 percent feminism, 50 percent hating paperwork” as their reason for refusing to change their name.