Changing last name (wife, married, women, love)

[sheenie2000]

Would you or did you change your last name after getting married? (Men, would you want your wife to change her last name?) If so why?

Do you all think women should change their last names after marriage?

[vukinjo]

Well I am in the middle of changing mine now. However, I do have a funny story. My brother got married back in July and he decided to change his last name to his wifes.

[LadyRobyn]

I did, but I have friends who chose not to. I LIKE my Husband's last name and I loved becoming a part of his family by taking their name.

Our Son chose to adopt my maiden name because he is my Father's only Grandson. It was a family decision and everyone was happy.

[sierraAZ]

Originally Posted by sheenie2000

Would you or did you change your last name after getting married? (Men, would you want your wife to change her last name?) If so why?

Do you all think women should change their last names after marriage?

Yeah, I changed names... to a point of not knowing who I am anymore... This last one I kept even though I had it for the shortest time because I can't deal with the stress and potential errors associated with changing it again and the embarrassment at work... On some people's e-mails my previous name still shows up. Had I changed it back to my maiden name before, I probably wasn't gonna change it again, but it was goofy to keep somebody else's name in a new marriage... Besides... I was marrying the love of my life... Opening my mailbox makes me sick every day since it has them all listed inside just in case.

On the bright side, I look at my current name as insurance and reminder. Any time I see it or say it it whispers to me - no more BS, sierra!

[20yrsinBranson]

I have always changed my name (three times). I wouldn't have it any other way.

20yrsinBranson

[mommytotwo]

I did change mine. I've got two brothers to carry on the name. Plus, my parents are divorced and my mother remarried.

every letter she sent to school she wrote her name then put (mother) as if she had to identify herself.

i didn't want to deal with being called "Hello, Mrs. (insert husbands last name here)?

so i did change my name.

however, my husband did to.

Upon his immigration to this country years ago, his parents screwed up his paperwork and put his last name in the middle.

I told him I didn't mind taking his name, but I sure as hell wasn't going to take the WRONG one.

So when we got married, we both changed our last names to his correct last name.

[asitshouldbe]

I changed my name with both marriages. My maiden wasn't truly mine so I had no reason to keep it.

[YBF]

I dont think I would because I like my name as it is now. Alot of other traditions have be changed or forgotten so why not lose this one as well. Plus with the % of marriages ending in divorce nowadays anyway I dont feel its all that necessary.

[LovelyinLa]

I'm currently engaged, I have no problem changing my last name. Personally, I can't wait to. I'm not related to anyone with my last name so I've never been attached to it. Anyway in my 20's I was going to change it to my mother's maiden name but she convinced me not to because I would marry soon. Well, let's just say I would've gotten my money's worth.

[AnalyzeThis]

I think it depends on the couple. Personally I don't care. I am not a feminist but I don't see the big deal in changing my last name to my husbands. Why can't the man change his last name to his wifes? My fiance's last name is Smith...lol not really looking forward to making that change but I will do it because it matters to him and I am indifferent. I have a g/f that has been married for 5 years and hasn't changed her name and said that she won't. She said her kids will have hyphenated last names with her and her husbands last name and he doesn't mind one bit. To each his own I guess!