I was happy to change mine and share my husband's. It's not a sacrifice. I personally think it's nutty and kooky for spouses to have different last names, particularly if they plan to have a family. It's a mess when the mother has different name from her children. I can't even imagine it. This is my daughter's situation. She regrets her decision but did it because of her established career. Even if I married now I would change my name. Families should have a common surname; that's my opinion. It's not up for debate.
Oh, and I didn't drop my maiden name; I just added my married name and dropped my second Christian name.
This post was edited by Thriftymaid at January 28, 2017 3:40 AM MST
There's a great deal of sense in that. It's gotta be confusing for the kids.
We never had that trouble because Mrs Didge said she only married me to get my name. Her maiden name was Wood and, as a child, she spent so much time on the wrong end of alphabetical queues she'd have taken anybody with an initial in the first half of the alphabet. I just happened to be available.
I think it probably has, lots of women are hyphenating their last names when they get married. Personally, if I'm ever so lucky...I will be taking the traditional road!
I legally took my husband's last name but I use my maiden name but since I'm not a feminist it has absolutely nothing to do with it.
It has everything to do with numerology.
My given name Olivia used with my husband's last name is a perfect numerological match with my husband's first and last name but I never called myself Olivia.
If I use Livvie with my husband's last name it's numerologically at odds with my husband's first and last name but when I use Livvie with my maiden name it's a partial match and partially neutral to his name.
Thriftymaid 