Taking his name.

I would take the hubby's name with a couple of considerations. If I had established a business or there were people that contacted me based on my maiden name, then I would just want to keep my original one. There are actually some pretty good reasons why some women don't take their husband's last name. I have also heard of some husbands that have actually changed their last name to their wives' maiden name. I have never met anyone personally though.

NO WAY IN HELL!!!!!! If taking a name is what it takes to make it official, than I don't effing want it. I thought Lincoln freed the slaves 150 years ago!!!! Seriously, if men think it's so bloody official, why the hell don't they take the name of the woman? Ever notice how women are the ones doing the changes? -Changing our names when we get married -Putting on makeup (the literal words MAKE UP!!) to change our appearance And those ae just two of many examples. When my husband and I got married we married eachother, as we were, not making the other person (whether it's him to my name or me to his name) into something we're not. He actually offered to take my name, but I told him please don't, because I fell in love with him, not Mr. Me. Funny that I should stumble across this discussion. I have written a number of papers on this topic for school, and in 2001, I took my mother's maiden name, because I wanted to embrace my Danish heritage. I was born and raised in Canada, and live very close to my Dad's hometown. I did not feel like uprooting myself and moving to Denmark, so I thought that taking my mother's maiden name would be the best way to embrace my Danish heritage, and kick a male-dominated, sexist, misogynistic tradition in the @$$. Dad was friggen furious! Can't tell why, since I'm born and raised in his country, near his homeland, in his church. It's not HIM I'm against, it's the patriarchy, it's the opression of women that this tradition suggests. Yes I know my current last name is Mom's father's name, but surnames being what they are, it'll take a couple of centuries to balance things out. For now, I just wanted to reclaim a bit of my heritage, and that seemed the best way to do it. I still use my Dad's last name as a second middle name, because I'm not going to deny that it's a part of me. As for my husband, he's GLAD I didn't change my name, because he feels the same about the tradition as I do. This is another reason why I didn't want him to take MY name, because why would I want him to do something for me that I would find uterly offensive, were I to do it for him? No way! Not going to involve someone i love in that kind of double standard.

Hey Sarah, in India every woman changes her name to that of the husband's after marriage. It is a mandate here. Every paper is changed. A married lady changes her name on every document that is related to her. And you know what no one is bothered about it. Its normal here. An Indian would be surprised to know the way it works in USA... LOL... It might sound weird, Sarah... I know how it works in both continents, so I am kinda stuck and maybe, confused...

I did take my husband's last name once we got married not only because I like it much more than my maiden name, but because I probably wouldn't have married him if I didn't love everything about him, including his last name! We have a girlfriend who didn't take her husband's last name a little over a year ago when they got married, but that's just the way she is. I wasn't surprised about it, but I was a bit disappointed for his sake. If I were the husband, I'd want my wife to take my last name. I don't think our friend's husband minds, though, since they are now married regardless! (His last name is Philpott, so that could have something to do with it too - lol!) I think famous people are a definite exception to the tradition that upon marriage, the woman will take her husband's last name. As was mentioned earlier, a lot of men are taking their wife's last name now too! I might consider that (if I were the husband) if my wife was famous. Having that well known last name could make a difference. It all depends on the scenario nowadays! I think a woman always has the option of hyphenating her last name, too, if she doesn't want to lose her maiden name completely. A good friend of mine actually added her maiden name after her middle name and still took her husband's last name once they got married. I don't think it's quite the same as hyphenating the two last names, but her new collection of names is really beautiful! She's Italian, too, so she has a gorgeous maiden name. Have you ever considered taking your man's last name someday? In this scenario with the reality show, I think it's kind of sad that it took fourteen years for the housewife to take her husband's last name. Waiting fourteen years for a marriage to feel "official" is a long time! However, since she is famous and well known, that is a lot different, and traditions aren't always followed. If her husband was ok with it for that many years, it's great that changing her name means so much to him now!

i did take my hubby's last name and i think it would be very weird to marry someone and not take there last name.. unless i was a movie star or a big famous singer and well known by that name then i would not change it ..

hai yes ,it sign that she's mine with all her love, symbolized that she submit/surrender everything to me.. have a nice day