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I go back and forth on this. I’m established in my career and wanted to keep mine but I’m also a bit traditional and want to take his. My compromise is that I think I’ll change it on either year 3 or year 5. I’ll move my last name to my middle name and have his last name as mine. 🤷♀️
Rising Star
I like the thought of delaying the name change!!
Keeping mine. He can change his to mine, if he wants. If the issue is about the family having the same last name, it can be achieved by him changing it to mine, too. I don’t understand why many women believe it’s their job to give up their last name. If he paid for the whole wedding, maybe I would consider it. It’s enough that we push babies out and they get to stamp them with their last names.
I plan on keeping mine. My partner said it’s not what he had envisioned but he’s supportive of my choice. I have a pretty cool last name and I actually just graduated with my masters so…I spent way too much money on my degree just to change my name 😅
I am keeping mine. My mom kept hers and has a different last name than me, so I never imagined anything different. It never bothered me growing up, though it admittedly sometimes confused other people! My fiancé is fine with my choice (he views it as 100 percent my decision). We plan that our kids will have his last name.
I think everyone woman and her family should do what works best for them! There are pluses and minuses to both.
Rising Star
Totally! I just don’t see too much importance in it and tbh when it comes to all my married friends I constantly forget their new last names 😅 My brother is gay and when he married they both kept their own last names as well. i’d really just prefer my own name :)
I did not take mine and no issues
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Keeping mine! It’s a hassle to change it and I am who I am regardless of whether I’m married!
I think you should go with who has the cooler last name😂 I took my husbands last name.
I get compliments on my last name all the time and his is kind of terrible. I didn’t really have to think about it. I definitely was keeping my last name. We plan on having only one child and their first name will be my last name so that will make it easy.
So your last name is also a unisex first name? Interesting. You do know when your kid is young your kids friends will still call you Mrs. x... your kid's last name. and when you correct them to Mrs. your kid's first name, they will think that is hysterical and make fun.
Chief
I go back and forth on this regularly. I never thought I was attached to my name and never thought it was a question that i’d change it and now that i’m thinking about changing it that’s wild to me haha
We do identify by that which we are called. I don't think it matters for adults, but can be confusing when kids show up. Some people will initially assume you are the step mom since you will have a different name.
By getting married in many ways you are assuming a new identity. It takes adjustment....I legally kept mine for a long time, but answered to Mrs. X if someone called me that. Saw no reason to embarrass them by correcting them.
I just got married and kept my name. No regrets and my husband is very supportive. We had to return some gifts, specifically cheques that had the wrong name on them, but other than that there's no impact.
I’m hyphenating mine.
I should add that I have a child(before meeting him) and I want to be able to continue to share the last name with my child.
I have mixed feelings and have settled on changing my name (just got married 5 days ago). I was engaged once before and was adamant about keeping my last name. My last name is awesome and my nickname has always been linked to my last name. But with my husband now I feel like having his name is a sign of my commitment to us and that we’re on the same team now.
Honestly just do whatever makes you happy and comfortable.
I kept mine, when we had a child used the kids name at school, mine at work...
actually made it easier formy secretary when screening calls. Mrs. kids last name always got through. Ending up officially changing when our daughter was around 8 and she and I were traveling internationally without dad. Needed a new passport anyway and traveling with a minor without both parents internationally...matching names is much easier. Never did change it for work. Too much trouble to retrain all my clients.
oh and while he said he didn't care beforehand, it turns out he did post child.
Hyphenate? Hope you both have short last names and they never want to put it on the back of a jersey 🤣