Would you give up your name?
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I'm not a particular fan of my name as a whole, but I've lived with it for a quarter of a century and I'm rather attached to it... obviously. I'd go double-barrelled in an instant, though I'm sure many a discussion will be had about whose name comes first.
However, one thing I will say is: her name better translate into Chinese for that!
However, one thing I will say is: her name better translate into Chinese for that!
If she didn't want my last name, and I thought her's sounded good, yeah, I guess I'd change mine.
On the other hand, if I DIDN'T like her last name, I suppose it'd just be that we have different last names.
On the other hand, if I DIDN'T like her last name, I suppose it'd just be that we have different last names.
I would give up my last name. My parents married when I was 2, divorced when I was 6 and over the years I've grown farther and farther from Dad and that side of the family to the point that I barely even know them. So I wouldn't care about loosing their last name.
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I quite like my surname and so I wouldn't feel that happy about giving it up unless a hypothetical wife's maiden name was something awesome, passing on a surname isn't really a concern as my family is chock full of males with my surname so it's in no danger of dying out any time soon. I'd rather take a wife's though than double-barrel as my surname at 9 letters and composing of two words stuck together is really on the long side and adding a second half to that would lead to a ridiculously long name. I'd also like my future kids to have the same surname as myself.
It really depends on which one of us has the most badass last name 
My last name would be not that important if I would marry the woman I love.
My last name would be not that important if I would marry the woman I love.
Well, it depends on if the name is any good or not. My last name is dull as hell and common as muck but my boyfriends name is pretty cool, so I wouldn't have a problem with it.
I think my first name is decidedly mediocre, while my last name just kinda sucks. So, if my wife had a particularly cool name, and if it wasn't culturally unacceptable for the husband to change the name, I'd be open to change mine.
That's what the cultural norm should be...whoever has the cooler surname gets to keep it.
That's what the cultural norm should be...whoever has the cooler surname gets to keep it.
I'm a traditionalist in the sense that I would never change my own last name because I like it and it is unique enough. However, I wouldn't have an issue with my wife keeping her last name.
When it comes to children though, I would want them to take my last name.
When it comes to children though, I would want them to take my last name.
It doesn't matter to much to me, I have a lot of males in my family on my dad's side so my surname is not in any danger of disappearing.
My girlfriend's last name is weird though, it's a strange spelling of a german name and I wouldn't want to take it.
My girlfriend's last name is weird though, it's a strange spelling of a german name and I wouldn't want to take it.
I would.
I'm not really all that attached to it, nor am I a fan of it since it's so popular (Anderson).
I'm not really all that attached to it, nor am I a fan of it since it's so popular (Anderson).
I think it's a good thing for both husband and wife to have the same last name though it's much more of a romantic notion than any kind of deal breaker. My girlfriend has a pretty cool last name, so I would have no objections to taking hers or her taking mine if that decision was made.
If my circumstances were different, I would've, sure. I already had a body of work under my maiden name when I got married, and I would've lost a lot of professional traction if I changed it. I changed my name the first time I got married, and it was hell to get it back when I got divorced. (You'd think it would be the other way around.)
It actually causes a bit of trouble that my husband and I don't share a last name. It just confuses people; I'll call, say, the bank to talk about our account, and they'll be like "um, can you prove you're really his wife?"
It actually causes a bit of trouble that my husband and I don't share a last name. It just confuses people; I'll call, say, the bank to talk about our account, and they'll be like "um, can you prove you're really his wife?"
Considering I'm not keen on my second name, I'd be willing to change to theirs if I got married.
Unless it was a really embarrassing one.... I mean worse than mine embarrassing D:
Or if I eventually do change my name to "Kemea" legally... then I'm totally keeping that instead. :/
Unless it was a really embarrassing one.... I mean worse than mine embarrassing D:
Or if I eventually do change my name to "Kemea" legally... then I'm totally keeping that instead. :/