would you marry someone with the same family name?

@Cutie18f (9551)
Philippines
May 8, 2010 5:01am CST
Today I attended a wedding in which the man and woman have exactly the same family name. They are not in any way related by blood but their family names are exactly the same. The girl therefore will still use the same family name after the title "Mrs." Don't you think it strange or weird that of all people they should decide to marry given the fact that they have the same family names?
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@donsky14 (5947)
• Philippines
8 May 10
Lol..yeah that's kinda weird and nice at the same time. Being able to carry your parents name until you have kids of your own. Cool!
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@donsky14 (5947)
• Philippines
8 May 10
Haha..and that's gonna be a lot of explaining to do.
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@Cutie18f (9551)
• Philippines
8 May 10
It's the kids who will start asking questions coz their middle name and family name will be the same. LOL
@umabharti (3972)
• India
8 May 10
hi,this happens only by unexpectedly.Same family name and getting married is never allowed due to many reasons .As from the past we are coming with some conditions and all that are ruling us.Some care for them to obey and some dont take that in to consideration.Any way we can do only one thing just wish the couple have a good marital life and happiness in the family
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@Cutie18f (9551)
• Philippines
10 May 10
Not allowed? Really? How about if they are not related?
@cloud31 (5809)
8 May 10
Hello cutie, Yes I can say I would, as long as he is not related to me at all, meaning relatively we don't have any trace of being relative w.In my place some people married with the same surname and they were not relative at all..Nice topic.
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@Cutie18f (9551)
• Philippines
10 May 10
So it does happen a lot of times.
@basqui (3888)
• Philippines
8 May 10
Oh, that's strange... I bet those that went to the wedding giggled and were amazed since the relatives surely didn't know each other but almost have the same family name...
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@Cutie18f (9551)
• Philippines
10 May 10
Everybody was indeed amused. It was very interesting.
@kharlav (1669)
• Philippines
8 May 10
What a very weird coincidence. This is the the second time that I heard about people with the same family names getting married. Maybe they are somewhat related?.. Are they?... Oh well.. the couple might not find it weird anymore since they are so much inlove with each other and they are already used to it, but I know for sure that people will think its a taboo, especially in conservative countries, like mine. Another weird thing would be, their children would have the same middle name and family name.
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@Cutie18f (9551)
• Philippines
10 May 10
Yes, their children will be asking questions as I am sure their friends and classmates will be confused too.
• United States
8 May 10
I kind i see it as being odd. They say they are not related, but who know's they may siblings and they don't know. I dont know! I would have to do some seriously research to make sure im not related to my mate. But, getting married to your mate with the same last name is strange to me. Personally, i don't think i could do it. Well...goood luck to them both
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@Cutie18f (9551)
• Philippines
10 May 10
Really? Not even for love?
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
8 May 10
I consider the fact as totally irrelevant. There are several reasons why people get married, but I have never known anyone to choose a partner on the grounds of their surname. This would certainly solve the problem of the woman insisting on keeping her family name and eradicate the need for double barrelled surnames.
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@Cutie18f (9551)
• Philippines
8 May 10
That was what the bride had in mind when she decided to marry the guy.
@derek_a (10874)
9 May 10
I guess that a person is nothing to do with their name, and it would be the person I would be marrying not the family they came from. As my partner would becoming my wife, I guess it would be very easy for her not to have to change her name on all the documents and legal stuff. _Derek
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9 May 10
Nope its not a problem...that is as long as they are not related. Actually I also have an auntie who got married with a man having the same surname. As long as people are aware of this, its not much of a problem. It's just a coincidence that they have the same surname.
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@ebuscat (5935)
• Philippines
9 May 10
For me I don't because I believe that there's a side effect of there's sibling's.
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@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
9 May 10
hi cutie18f!(nice name you got there!) well,i onced hoped to have met a guy who have the same surname as mine! i really do met him,only in facebook but he's so younger than me and i think we're really different because of our nationality. it sounds funny when being married to another person who have same surname! at first i thought we have a unique surname but to find out i was surprised to see a lot of people who also have the same surname as mine! i'd even wished i would marry someone of the same surname,funny right? i just don't want to change my surname,but i guess that's not gonna happen!
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@caliya (1170)
• Philippines
8 May 10
That would be alright as long as are really not related to each other by bloodline. Love is what matters most.
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@Cutie18f (9551)
• Philippines
8 May 10
The couple must have felt that too.
@oldchem1 (8132)
8 May 10
Well it is a huge coincidence but if it was a common name I suppose less so. I can't see that it would make any difference, it would certainly save the woman all the mess of changing names on passports, driving licences etc
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@Cutie18f (9551)
• Philippines
8 May 10
LOL. That's right.
• India
9 May 10
I think there is no problem in same family name it does not matter. If there medical report is OK then nothing happen.Better check the medical report, blood group etc not the the family name. I think there is a some advantage for opening bank account,passport, any other official work.
• Philippines
9 May 10
It rarely happens, but I wouldn't mind marrying a person having the same family name, I would find it cute as if we're really destined to be together.
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@angelajoy (1825)
• Philippines
9 May 10
I don't think there's anything weird about that. So what if you have the same surname? As long as you're not related in any way, it's fine. And I really don't mind using my surname even if I'm already married. In fact, when I get married I'm going to retain my name. I will only make my surname "hyphenated" to reflect my marriage with my partner.
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@kafueenu (1073)
• Philippines
9 May 10
Yes that is weird, but more or less, they are still related through their ancestors. But if they really love each other that much, it really doesn't matter. Atleast the father of the bride don't have to worry about his lineage ending or be cut short through the marriage of his daughter hehe.
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@monkeylong (3139)
• Guangzhou, China
9 May 10
As far as I am concerned, I think it is Ok for me to get married with someone whose family name is the same with mine. I think it will be better for me to have the one who has teh same family with me. If the one I married, I think my bext geveration will have the family name with both me and my wife.
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• Philippines
9 May 10
It's kinda weird but i won't care if the man I'm going to marry has the same family name as mine. It's not that i don't want to marry a man just because we have the same family name. as long as we really love each other, then the the wedding is still on lol. on second thought, we should do a family background check just to make sure we're not related or our marriage would end up null and void lol.
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• United States
9 May 10
Well, if it's a common name such as "Williams" or "Wilson" , it wouldn't be too much of a coincidence. Though, yes it is somewhat of a huge coincidence.
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