Do you take your spouse surname?

The Canadian province that I live doesn't allow us women to take our husband's surname. The law says that women can either keep their name just as it is, or they can hyphenate, keep our name and add his. But we can't simply take our husband's surname. For instance, when I marry my fiance, I couldn't drop my last name and simply take his. However, I do know that the law about this changes from province to province in Canada.

I think it is something that differs from culture to culture and place to place. But what's really in a surname. I personally don't mind me taking it or she taking it as long as we have a good understanding between the two of us. What matter most to me is that I love here and she love me and we both know about it well beyond any doubt! well, may be it should have been shorter than this! Enjoy!!

When my fiance and I get married we are going to use both of our surnames, and our name will be a combination of both names (my name + his name). My surname is rather unusual I want to keep it, otherwise I would have given up my own name and taken his surname instead of my own. The rules about names have become more flexible now, and it is possible for a man to take the name of his wife. In the old days a couple mostly used the man's name.

When I got married my husband actually took my last name. I was open to doing a hyphen but I wasn't about to give up my last name. I think that this is a very personal and individualized choice. Obviously it is something that the couple needs to figure out for itself. I felt like giving up my last name would be the same as giving up my identity but I know many women who feel differently. I think it's a personal choice and an individual preference; or at least it should be.