Married vs. Maiden Names

RedHead Posted: Dec 30, 2003 06:47 PM

Married vs. Maiden Names

Just curious which way you are going to have your last name after the wedding?

1. Fi's last name
2. Keeping your maiden name or
3. Hyphen names

Misstene Posted: Dec 30, 2003 06:48 PM

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I am Hyphenating my name legally, but I will use my maiden name for business and my married name for pleasure!

WithThisRing Posted: Dec 30, 2003 06:49 PM

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FI's last name all the way

mrswask Posted: Dec 30, 2003 06:51 PM

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I would like to hyphenate - but our last names are too long! So - I will take his - but prob keep my name for work b/c his is hard to pronounce!

lovergirl Posted: Dec 30, 2003 06:51 PM

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FH's last name--our last names rhyme so even if I wanted hyphenate I couldn't!!

RedHead Posted: Dec 30, 2003 06:53 PM

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I don't know what i am going to do
I like my last name (much better than his )
but i think he will be offended if i don't.

Our names don't sound that great hyphenated

070502 Posted: Dec 30, 2003 06:59 PM

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I'm Mrs. Joseph B....... (I kept his)

Which is so tough since I have tons of irish friends who know me as my first and madien name... when I call their parents home I need to use my old name.. lol

palebride Posted: Dec 30, 2003 07:10 PM

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i'm taking his name
a few years ago a male friend said something that i found interesting...... he said that he'd want his wife to take his name because when they have kids, the woman has such a strong connection to the child, but one of the most significant things a father can give his children is his name.....
i thought that was a sweet sweet thing, so i decided when i got married that i would take my husband's name so that we all share the same last name when we're a family.

but if you're not planning on having children, then this is a non-issue!

RedHead Posted: Dec 30, 2003 07:12 PM

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Palebride... that was a really great way to look at the name thing. I agree with your friend. And yes we plan on have children so i will keep what he said in mind! Thanks

shawl Posted: Dec 30, 2003 07:13 PM

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Definitely keeping my name. Sometimes FH and I get catalogs addressed to Me Histlastname and Him Mylastname, so maybe one day we'll switch!!

Moehick Posted: Dec 30, 2003 07:18 PM

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I will be taking his last name.

KathleenG Posted: Dec 30, 2003 07:18 PM

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I am taking his name!!!

nsgraham Posted: Dec 30, 2003 07:21 PM

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Keeping my name, using his name for social/school issues. Wanted to do a double last name without hyphen, but I don't think you can without losing your middle name.

wenndypoo Posted: Dec 30, 2003 07:22 PM

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Keeping my own.
I've been me for so long, I can't imagine changing it!

butterfly20 Posted: Dec 30, 2003 07:39 PM

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his name!

Boop2704 Posted: Dec 30, 2003 07:47 PM

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I am taking him and his last name all the way!!!!

Marcela1654 Posted: Dec 30, 2003 08:05 PM

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I'm going to be dropping my middle name and my maiden name will become my new middle name and adding his. I really don't want to lose my last name completely. But I'll probably always sign Jane S. Doe. So I won't really be using my maiden name, but I'll feel better knowing that it's still there

JimmysBride Posted: Dec 30, 2003 08:07 PM

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I am taking FHs last name legally but I will probably keep my maiden name at work since we work together!

shelly3950 Posted: Dec 30, 2003 08:09 PM

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I am taking his name. I was planning on hypenating, but then it seemed too long. Also my FH said it meant a lot to him for me to take his name, since we would becoming our own family.

I have only been working for 4 years once we get married, so professionally- its no big deal.