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I've known women who have kept the last name of ex-husband when there are mutual children involved. But what if there are no children involved from the marriage? Why wouldn't a woman revert back to her maiden name?
My sister kept her married name because her career took off between she got married to when she got divorced. They've been divorced much longer than they were married now and she's still got his last name.
II don't think I know anyone who went back to her maiden name. Is this common in some parts of the world?
I changed mine back to my maiden name last year, largely because after my dad passed away, I wanted to retain his name, not my ex's last name. When I get married, I will keep my maiden name on all my documents, but people can call me Mrs. SO's-last-name and address things to Mr. and Mrs. SO's-last-name and that's quite fine with me.
I changed mine back to my maiden name last year, largely because after my dad passed away, I wanted to retain his name, not my ex's last name. When I get married, I will keep my maiden name on all my documents, but people can call me Mrs. SO's-last-name and address things to Mr. and Mrs. SO's-last-name and that's quite fine with me.
I really admire you for that! My youngest sister got pregnant in high school and was only married to the father for about 2 years. It didn't end up pretty, but she kept his name because of her son. When the son was old enough, she changed it back to her maiden name. Now she remarried, so she has another name now. My roommate has no career at all. I think that it might have something to do with the costs involved and maybe she likes the way that the name sounds.
II don't think I know anyone who went back to her maiden name. Is this common in some parts of the world?
Someone I went to graduate school did this. She got a journalism career while in grad school and right after she got married so she used his last name. They got divorced and went back to her maiden name. Kind of confusing to find her articles now.
Personally I doubt I would change my name professionally.
I've known women who have kept the last name of ex-husband when there are mutual children involved. But what if there are no children involved from the marriage? Why wouldn't a woman revert back to her maiden name?
Better question is why do women change their last name to their husbands when they marry.
When I divorced #2 I took back my #1's last name instead of my married name. Actually I never legally changed in on my legal documents like DL or SS.
I was all set to change my name back (had the lawyer draw up the paperwork and everything). But then my daughter wanted to have the same name as me. So instead of causing stress for her (or drama with my Ex by fighting with him over our daughter's last name), I just kept the married name. I figure some day I will change it back--just not right now.
i became friends with someone who is married and goes by her maiden name, and i never knew that until one day, we were talking about baby names and stuff and then the subject of last names came up.
she said she kept her maiden name because she took a womens lib class in college and back in the day, women were property and when their fathers sold their daughter(s) to the new prospective husband, the daughter would change her name to her husbands.
honestly, it was a bit of an uncomfortable convo as i was talking with her and 2 other married females and we all took our husbands last name. tht awkward silence lasted a little longer than a few seconds. lol
anyways, so she kept her maiden name and she wanted her daugter to also have her maiden name. her husband didnt let that happen. so instead, she used her maiden name as her daughters middle name.
she has garden flags on her front lawn and there are 2 monogrammed ones. one with her initial and the other initial is her husband's.
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