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All Percentage meant was, you can't really know how you will feel about this unless or until you actually get married.
Meet the right man and have just the right set of circumstances and you may well WANT to take his name
Well i prefer girls to boys so the chance of me marrying one is slim. And i am not even sure marriage is really my thing at this point. Lastly, i know i wouldn't change it because i find the concept really really stupid .
No, 2 deceased husbands and one divorce. The majority of men would not ever consider taking the womens name, so, why would I consider taking the mans name?
I took my husband's name and I would do it again. To me, it binds us together in a way. We aren't Mr. L and Ms. F - we are Mr. and Mrs. L. I'm not saying it's for everyone or that you are less of a couple if you don't - but it made sense to me. Plus, my maiden name is 10 letters, extremely hard to pronounce, and has some common mispronunciations that are less than lovely.
I can't say yes or no, but I do know that I love my last name. Not only is it my family name, people also call me by my last name all the time. I wouldn't want to lose that. It's a connection that I have, not only to my family and history, but to who I am as an individual.
If you don't do it then you have to pay to have it done later - or just marry again
That's the way I do it. I don't bother otherwise. However, this way you're kind of forced to change it because it doesn't make sense to be married to one man and use another's name...
Under normal circumstances, I prefer having the same last name as my husband.
... My question is to the men; would YOU take your wife's name? Why is it we never hear of men changing their name?
A very interesting question...I'm not married, but if I were to be...sure, I certainly might be open to the idea of it, if that was something a prospective wife wanted
I can't say yes or no, but I do know that I love my last name. Not only is it my family name, people also call me by my last name all the time. I wouldn't want to lose that. It's a connection that I have, not only to my family and history, but to who I am as an individual.
I've thought about this before - and perhaps it was also very easy for me to take my husband's last name because my stage name is my first name and my middle name, not my last name. My middle name is Japanese (I'm half Japanese) and I am very attached to it. So changing my last name didn't make that big of a difference for me since I identify myself more with my middle name than my last name. And of course, I kept my middle name!
Yes. My maiden name is terrible so I was more than happy to change it. As for the other issue with changing my last name, meh.....I never really gave it much thought. Now it's going to stay what it is (current DH's last name) regardless of what happens in the future.
Would you want to do it? Or only do it if he wanted you to? Or not want to do it at all?
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