Married Names vs Maiden Names

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talk about the pros and cons of changing your name when you get married.

ladies would you keep your maiden name ?

guys do you care if she does or doesnt?

 

I'd be proud to take my husband's name. (Especially since I still go by my EX-husband's last name.) I'm becoming one flesh with him, so taking his last name is an honor.

 

I took my husbands last name when we got married, and I'd do it again in a heartbeat. I see no cons with changing my name (it was a crap load of work to legally change everything, but completely worth it). While we're not together anymore, I have no intention of changing back to my maiden name. Some people may think "it's just a name", but to me it signifies our family...and while we're not together anymore, he and I are connected for life because of our kids, so we'll always be family.

 

I wouldn't mind if she doesn't accept my last name as a significant other. That's her prerogative.

Going back in history, the reason why women accepted the last name of their spouses was because of property ownership reasons. Every patriarchal society tend to have more of a favor towards the males in the relationship, so in order to cement that, women would take the last name of their male companion.

Times have changed, but it's still a bit of a complex world.

 

I wouldn't change my last name. I've had this name my entire life, why should I be the one to change it? If we are married, that's what matters, not who has which name.

 

I kept my last name when I got married (I love my last name!). However if I was to remarry, I would have no problem taking his last name :smt060

 

If i ever get married i will change my name.

 

I'm a sucker for tradition, so id like it of my future misses were to take my last name. It's not a deal breaker if she doesn't, but Id be disappointed.

However I'd insist that any kids we had, take my last name.

 

Yes and no. My husband's last name isn't the easiest for most western people to pronounce. They usually kill it when they say it (which is insulting, even though they don't mean it to be...but it's our name, so it's important), so I use my maiden name for most things unless it involves my husband or relates to me being married.

 

seriously? what if your last name would be Moore...

 

No, I would take my husband's last name.

 

do you thinkl you are losing yourself taking his name

 

Not at all! I'm gaining a partner I love and becoming one with him. A name change doesn't diminish who I am.

 

How could I be losing myself? I am gaining a partner. If I am his wife, I am taking his last name. Our kids would have his last name too.

 

I thought this was so cute

 

:smt038

 

I wouldn't mind taking my dream husband's last name--anything would be better than my current maiden name, anyways. :smt043

 

Awww, cut that shit out! Your last name isn't the bane of existence.

 

Miss Johnson.

Seriously? Johnson is slang for penis. I'm basically a dick. :smt031

All jokes aside, I'll admit--it's not that bad but I don't like it.... Can I steal yours? LMAO just kidding! xD Don't kill me .__. :smt080

 

I sincerely doubt that Johnson would be universally used to describe a man's penis, at least on a giant scale. Now, you could complain if your last name is dick, then we're talking extreme phallo-centric dickgasms.

And...you may steal it, but you have to earn it first.