change surname after marraige

I think its up to the individual woman. Some may feel like that taking on their husbands last name is like losing their identity, or their family. Others simply prefer that statement of independence. I personally would like to change my last name when I get married, the wedding is in March so yay for me :D

i dunno, ive thought about this...i kinda wanna keep my own last name. ive had this last name my whole entire life, so it would be weird to change it

I BELIEVE IN IT ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S CHILDREN WITH THE GUYS LAST NAME.

yes I agree

Deffenitly! It's tradition! I don't think they should have to (Which they don't) but it's nice to have the option although I feel taking the man's name makes it more official :)

Ive been married almost a year now and still havent changed it.. but I still plan to .. I use my husbands last name still if its not about legal things.

I don't care if anyone else does it, but I never would. For me it would be similar to one of the above statements about prefering to keep my name and not being automatically "absorbed" by my husband's family. My husband has a different last name from his mother, and I don't necessarily think that having the same surname is what being a family is about. I don't know what my husband and I are going to do when we have children-I always jokingly say that anything that comes out of my body, I get to name-but I guess we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

i do b/c i did

I got married three months ago, and I didn't change my last name. I won't correct people if they call me Mrs. Burchat instead of Mrs. Thompson, but I really just didn't want the hassle of changing all of my information to reflect a new last name. I also don't like how its assumed by some that a woman is supposed to change her last name to her husbands. Why shouldn't the husband change his last name to hers? Or at least do a joint name or something.

I am not sure about the figure

in Italy we maintain our surname after married and even if possible i will not agree in changing it!

nope..

i'm not at all agree.....