Would you take your husband’s last name?

noraleah:

(Here’s my take.)

names to me are linked to identity. i think it may have to do with having an uncommon name and thusly i refuse to drop any semblance of mine purely for the sake of marriage. i choose to hyphenate but also ask that he does the same. i think the same question needs to be posed to men…

3 years ago  Notes (39)
  1. janieblue84 reblogged this from mysteriosa
  2. derbygirl reblogged this from lovepuppy and added:
    hyphenated, but don’t get bent out of shape if mail comes to “The LastNames” or people call me “Mrs. LastName” I kept my...
  3. hershapeinthedoorway reblogged this from lovepuppy and added:
    hell yes. I’ll be moving from W to B with one easy document signing (plus changing
  4. the-hurricane-k-reigns-here reblogged this from lovepuppy and added:
    Nope. I have no problem passing on the “family” name to our kids but I’m keeping mine, especially since I may go into...
  5. pennyroyaltee reblogged this from lovepuppy and added:
    I wouldn’t. I think...lot of time and careful thought into my name. I love my name....
  6. fknbeast reblogged this from lovepuppy and added:
    Sabiine Oh: I’m sticking to my name and IF its that important to him I’ll add it to my name (behind my original last...
  7. elizablr reblogged this from noraleah and added:
    1. Not if it’s “Buttz” or someting like that. (Sorry future hubs.) 2. Not if it’s something rediculously...
  8. ferdolyn reblogged this from noraleah and added:
    I think not, because I am really fond of...last name, which is sparkly and unusual, and...
  9. ferrydust reblogged this from adamjtaylor
  10. adamjtaylor reblogged this from noraleah and added:
    Reminds me of this exchange from the episode of The West Wing that we watched last night:
  11. nayadiction reblogged this from noraleah and added:
    names to me are linked to identity. i think it may have to do with having an uncommon name and thusly i refuse to drop...
  12. bugsyrafael reblogged this from lovepuppy and added:
    Call me old fashioned, but I think she should take it regardless. Plus i do have
  13. lovelivelearn reblogged this from lovepuppy
  14. lovepuppy reblogged this from noraleah and added:
    If he has a rad last name, yes. Otherwise, I wasn’t planning on it.
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