AIBU to think that mothers names & occupations should be on marriage certificates when fathers are?

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Marriage certificates in England & Wales have a space for

Father of the Bride: Name & Occupation
Father of the Groom: Name & Occupation

AIBU to think that it is dreadful that in 2014 it is illegal to include

Mother of the Bride: Name & Occupation
Mother of the Groom: Name & Occupation

Article in Telegraph here

Even though this has been drawn to the attention of The Home Office they say "the requirement to include the father’s details in a marriage certificate is historic and would require a change to the present legislation. Currently there are no plans to change the rules."

I'm hoping to change that with this petition.

You don't have to have your dad on there. I declined because my dad's a cunt. I wanted both my mum and MIL to be witnesses so they would at least be on there in that capacity. MIL refused so I have FIL mentioned twice.

My dad is on my birth certificate but I made them leave the space blank on my marriage certificate for the same reason as MrsBW.

YANBU-it's pathetic, misogynistic and extremely antiquated.

I wrote a letter to Harriet Harman re this very subject when I got married (over 15 years ago) so I see nothing has changed!

As someone else has said, if you want your Mum on there get her as a witness, which is what I did for similar reasons. Dad is OK now but when I was little was not in my life, so Mum deserved to be on there. I agree its a bit crap but the government have more serious issues to worry about.

On a bit of a change of topic, did anyone else get asked about 5 times if they were related to their fiancé when they were registering their intent to marry or whatever its called. Do people really attempt to marry their sibling so often that it has to be asked so many times?? (Or did we just look like the kind of people that would do that??)

We got asked that multiple times too. DH told me afterwards he found it really hard not to make funny/sarcastic remarks to the lady taking the details!!

Why does the occupation need to be on there?? Why does it matter?

Father

Will do fine.

in scotland mother and fathers names and occupations on certificates

Scottish certificates have had the mothers details on them since 1855. They have more information in general and are much easier to cross reference than English certificates.

Scottish certificates have had the mothers details on them since 1855. They have more information in general and are much easier to cross reference than English certificates.

The government doesn't just prioritise issues according to how much publicity they get, though, does it?

I mean, obviously if the government received this petition and said 'damn, we'll stop discussing anything else,' we'd all be worried.

But they don't, do they?

So what exactly is it that's being set to one side while this is considered?

Civil partnership certificates have both.

There was a petition about this that was discussed on here a while ago.

Mothers name and occupation is on marriage certificates in Northern Ireland.

I would like my Mum on there, i haven't seen my father in 17 years.

Having her as a witness is not possible. She is dead. What do I do then? Leave the whole thing blank?

So IANBU as 13,000 people agree with me!

See petition here.

YANBU. How ridiculous not to have updated it already.

yanbu! I agree with the 'writing women out of history' comments above.

YANBU. Yet another reason why I won't get married. Roll on civil partnerships for heterosexual couples.

Just signed the petition. Seriously there us a stick to beat women in every corner of life.