“I won’t include you in my application” — Husband denies wife travel opportunity over surname dispute

A woman has been left emotional after her husband refused to include her in an international travel application following a long-standing disagreement over changing her surname after marriage.

Church member shares marriage disagreement story

The story was shared by a lady on social media, who claimed the incident involved a couple in her church.

According to her narration, the wife reportedly refused for two years to adopt her husband’s surname or process a new international passport bearing his family name despite repeated pleas from the man.

The husband was said to have eventually stopped discussing the issue until a recent foreign opportunity emerged through his workplace.

“The man kept begging her to process a new international passport with his name, but she refused and insisted she wanted to continue using her father’s name,” the lady narrated.

“Eventually, the man got tired and stopped talking about it. But when an international opportunity came up at his workplace and he was allowed to travel with his wife, Madam suddenly started begging to change the surname quickly,” she added.

Social media users divided over husband’s reaction

According to the narrator, the husband declined to include his wife in the application process, insisting he no longer cared about the surname issue.

The development pushed the woman to seek intervention from their church pastor, who has now been asked to mediate between both parties.

“The man’s response now is, ‘I don’t care again. I won’t include you in my application.’ Now the woman has been crying and telling Pastor to help her beg him,” the lady stated.

The story has since generated heated reactions online, with Nigerians debating whether changing surnames after marriage should remain compulsory.

Similar conversations trended in 2024 after several women publicly defended keeping their maiden names for professional and personal identity reasons.

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