I want to name daughter after my ex-girlfriend – I miss her every single day

A man has been slammed after admitting he wants to name his daughter after his ex-girlfriend so she will always be in his life. The 34-year-old and his wife, 31, are expecting a child together in 12 weeks – and have been brainstorming baby names in preparation. However, his wife didn’t take too kindly to his suggestion to name their daughter after his ex-girlfriend, who passed away suddenly after their break up. Taking to Reddit, he said: “We don’t know the sex of the baby but we’ve started thinking about baby names. “A couple of nights ago we were suggesting names. I had a girlfriend for around six years before meeting my now wife. Unfortunately, she passed away and I was absolutely devastated. It’s still painful to think about and I always imagined naming a child in her memory. I also just love the name itself (Nancy). When I made the suggestion to my wife she seemed unimpressed.” His wife tried to gently explain how she wouldn’t feel comfortable naming their daughter Nancy due to its connection to his ex – but he doesn’t understand the issue. He added: “The way I see it is that Nancy was very important to me for a really long time. She was my best friend and losing her was just a terrible thing. “I feel as though it would be a great way to remember and honour a dear friend who I miss every day. My wife doesn’t share my views and honestly, it’s caused a lot of issues. I dropped it and said it was important we both agreed on the name but she’s still insisting it’s strange and she doesn’t understand why I suggested it.” Wanting to know whether he’s in the wrong, or whether she’s overreacting about the name, he added: “I don’t know if she feels insecure or maybe the pregnancy is stressing her but she just won’t drop it. I honestly don’t see the issue whatsoever. ” Commenting on his post, one user said: “This is your wife’s baby too and you want her to think about someone you intimately loved before you married her? Ouch. You can’t honestly think that wouldn’t be hurtful, do you?” Another user added: “Not how you intended it, but it comes across of ‘Hey wife you’re my second choice, so let’s name our kid after what would have been my first choice’.” A third user said: “C’mon man, use your brain. A: she is feeling big and ugly at this stage. B: she is already probably insecure about a girl you obviously have put on a pedestal in death (perfectly normal to do C: she doesn’t want to be reminded of the love you held for someone else. Fix it by apologizing and never bringing it up again.”