How many of you are changing your last name, I was going to hyphenate, and my FH didn't understand why I would want to, and when I thought about, I am not really sure why? The only major thing I could come up with is that my college degrees and my CPA license are in my last name.
I am changing my name ( I also get to move up in the alphabet W to G ), but I am keeping my maiden name for work purposes.
i am not legally changing my name, however if people call me by or address things to me as my FH's name i don't really care (for instance if i get letters for mr and mrs. blah). i'm not changing it b/c i feel that my name is part of my identity and i don't see why i should have to give it up just b/c i'm getting married. the kids will most likely have my name as their middle names and my husband's as their last.
Part of me feels like, why should I have to take his name? But then the other part of me feels like I should take it, since my only reason not to si so I don't have to change my name thru the state. That doesn't seem like a good enough reason.
Well, I guess it's all a matter of personal preference, but, I will either be not changing at all, or hyphenating. My reasons really have nothing to do with my accomplishments or degrees under this name. The real reason is, I feel like my name is part of who I am. And I don't understand why, because I am marrying the love of my life, I would have to change it. Luckily, my FI understands this and although he would probably prefer it, he has never made me feel bad about not wanting to change it. I told him that, if he wants to do it with me, we'll both hyphenate (at the moment, that is what he says he wants to do, though it will probably be a little annoying since neither of us has a very short last name) otherwise, I will probably just keep my name.
If I ever have children, they will have his last name, I don't want my kids to have hyphenated names. The other thing is that my last name is Page, and I would name a daughter Paige, so there might be some sort of confusion down the road with names.
I am changing my name, I guess for all the traditional reasons. It's pretty weird, though, only having 9 more days left with a name I'm so used to!
I am legally changing my name, but for work purposes, I will probably hyphenate. Over they years I have made a lot of good contacts both in and out of my firm, and I would hate to lose touch b/c they can't find me in a directory or something.
Same here. I am hyphenating mostly for work purposes.
I think FH would be very upset if I didn't take his last name. In fact, I KNOW he would. Plus, I want to. As I have said a million times, once I change it, I can drop the deadbeat last name I have had for 32 years and start fresh. Never have to see those idiots again (real dad's side of the family).
I am DEFINITELY changing my name. I guess I'll be moving down the alphabet though...from E to R. I've never really liked my last name...I have issues...besides FH would FLIP if I didn't, so fortunately, we don't have to have that argument.
i'm changing!
the cfo of my company - his wife uses her maiden name in business (even has her maiden name on her company's website), and uses her married name as a hyphenate i believe.... that's what happens when you are the president of a worldwide company.... (UGH - HOW I WISH - YOU CAN'T BELIEVE ALL THE AWESOME TRIPS SHE GETS TO TAKE!!!)
I will change it personally, but not professionally.
I'll be changing my name as well, though I will miss my family name. I will barely budge in the alphabet - my last name begins with RES and his is RIF.
I'm changing my name to FH last name and I'll change my degrees afterward also.
