Should a woman take her husband's name after marriage?

this is related to indian culture so you should take your husband's name

actually these customs have been made by us only and its on us wether we have to follow them or not according 2 me its not at all neccessary 2 take ur husbands name after marriage infact u have ur own identity and u have right to keep it with u if ur husband has no prob with this. the choice is simply urs.

Why not keep you last name and add his on to it? That way you are taking his but keeping yours as well. Sure it is a hassle to go changing the paperwork around but it may make him more happy.

I think you should change your name. If that seems too drastic, then you must consider if you really love the guy. When a woman takes on her husbands name, she is saying that her new life is with him. Not only does such a woman voluntarily place themselves beneath the authority of their husband, but they are also placing themselves in a place of provision, protection, security and blessing. Hope it works out really well for you.

ummm...I'm a man so I might be a little biased on answering "yet". Other reasons for you to take on your fiancee's last name after you're married would be to avoid the confusion of you NOT being married. Also, this is the way it's been done for years.

well first of all i'm not married but i'll anser anyway. people shouls just do whatever they feel. it should be a choice to change your name or keep your own. no one should feel like they have to just because they are now married. i'm not sure if i would. for me it would all depend on if the name fits with my first name and sounds good together.

With my first marriage, I took my husband's last name and I never thought twice about it. It's tradition...he's my husband and I was proud to take his name. I am remarried now and I did take my husband's last name, but I really wish I would have hyphanated our names. My maiden name is Murphy and my married name is Leblanc. I really wish I would have gone with Murphy-Leblanc. Not because I don't love my husband or want his name...I do, but I really wish I would have just kept my name as part of it. Have you thought about combining the names? If your future husband doesn't mind, just do what you feel you would like to do. I always wanted my husband's name for the kids...that way our kids would all have the same last name as both parents and it is traditional, but that's not to say you HAVE to do it that way.

Well being a guy and so i do not need to take any other name. But once i get married i will not and do no think any problem if my spouse keeps her old name and not taking up my name.It would be completely fine if she uses her old name and keeps her identity alive. and yes it is very much cumbersome to change all the documents. But i would like to mention here one thing is i would like my children to take my surname and not my wife;s old surname. what you to say about this strangegurl?

Well, I took my husbands last name when I got married, but I never liked my last name, so I was happy to get rid of it. I think it is all a personal choice and either way is great. I think you should choose what would make you happy, but I do like the idea others have thrown out about hypenating(sp?) it. But whatever you choose, its you who has to be happy in the end.

It is tradition to take the husbands name but i guess these days it dosent realy matter you should do whatever you both can agree on!

Well, I had intended to change my name when I got married because it is very hard to change your name in any other way. I meant to, but then when we had the ceremony and it was over, we had to sign the certificate and I just forgot and signed my old name and mailed it off without realising what I had done. I like my lastname and it is less common than my husband's. I feel like it is a part of my heritage and I don't want to lose that. He doesn't mind until people call him Mr. (My last name). If I decide to have kids, I'll change it then, but I don't think I'm going to, so it isn't a big issue in our lives. I love your last name, too, so I think you should keep it. And it is the type of name that will just sound funny if you hyphenate, I think, like an adjective added to your new last name! ;) Do what you think is right!

I think you should take up his name because first of all its a tradition.Secondaly you will now have an identity of being married to someone.ANd lastly think about the kids you will have it wont be possible to give them either of your last names.

c taking the name of husband wont create any prob as far as i m concerned n as far as he is concerned abt u.if he really loves u den he wont mind it

Its the woman's choice if she wishes to take her husband's last name. It is actually pretty easy to get everything changed to the new name, all you need is your marriage certificate to get a new social security card and once you have both of those you can change everything. I didn't want to lose my last name or not take my husband's so i dropped my middle name, took my last name as my middle and took my husband's last name. For example if my name had been: Stephanie Ann Smith it became Stephanie Smith Jones.

i think its up to you but personally yes.im not married but i would be really excited about it,practicing my new name it would all be part of being married

According to me i would prefer my wife calling me by any cute nick name like honey, sweetheart, or any other of the same kind.

I did take my husband's name after marriage bec that's the custom here in my country. A married woman should automatically acquire her husband's name.

I am using my husbans lastname because it is the tradition and for me personally it is one way to show respect, honor, love and commitment that you are married to that person. True it is really a hassle with all the documents you have to change but when everything is done then you have no problem. Why having second thoughts about it? Your identity will not be changed with the change of name, but more it will be added. That means you are married and a notch higher.

I did take my husband's name after marriage. It was a really tough decision for me. I liked my last name. Everyone called me by my last name. It was my identity. I did change my name though because it made my husband happy and it made my dad happy as well. I am fine with it now. People still call me by my maiden name to identify me. The good thing about my last name now is no one can pronounce it that doesn't know me so I know if I'm getting a sales call :)

i my opinion you should stick to your current name. I have a friend who took her husbands name and wasted a lot of time changing all her documents. if this isn't very important to you husband then i would recommend to stick with your current name. you know the situation better. this is just my opinion. hope this was useful. good luck.