Name Change!

ONLY and ONLY if SHE chooses to!! It should never be something that is forced upon any woman for any reason. If she decided she would like her husband's name then that's her choice to make, if she takes his name and later decides she doesn't want to use it, that's also her choice. Some men seem to think that once married, the women must take their name, like a sign of ownership or something.

we need not change name after marriage if one wants to change they can do so law is not very particular but For married women - marriage certificate, marriage invitation card, publication of 'name-change' in gazette, copy of passport showing husband's name (or ...

i'm married twice. the first time i took his name. when i divorced, i took my maiden back. when i got married again, i hyphenated the names. my name is 18 letters long.

I changed my name and both of my daughters chose to, too. There is really nothing wrong with keeping your maiden name, but I like the symbolism of forming a unit with a like name. It didn't hurt that my husband had a very nice last name, but I would have changed mine even if he'd had one of those really long, hard to pronounce ones. :O)

It's traditional, but, you can do whatever you want.

I like that there are now options for women on this. I did not change my name or hyphenate. I was 30 years old when I got married and I felt my name was my name and I didn't need to change it for marriage. But there is also something nice about having the same name as your husband and kids or combining the names (although that can get long). I'm glad there is no longer really a "should" on this. I said to my husband, "If I were to get famous after changing my name how would all my high school friends know I made good?" heh heh. Alternately, if he were to get famous, how would I maintain my anonymity. It's all about the fame. nahhh, not really. :)