News, Study finds women still prefer to take husband's last name. (wife, marriage)

[JD59]

50 percent of those surveyed also supported a law requiring women to take their husband's name.

Study finds women still prefer to take husband's last name | MNN - Mother Nature Network

[Braunwyn]

Originally Posted by John1960

50 percent of those surveyed also supported a law requiring women to take their husband's name.

Study finds women still prefer to take husband's last name | MNN - Mother Nature Network

Geesh. I get personal choices, but I don't get the desire by some to control the personal choices of others.

[tilli]

Originally Posted by article

50 percent of those surveyed also supported a law requiring women to take their husband's name.

That's ridiculous.

I personally strongly considered keeping my own last name when my husband and I married. He has a strange last name that I was not relishing spelling to everyone for the rest of my life, lol. And I'm an only child and I felt guilty abandoning my father's name. Ultimately I decided that I would take my husband's name and I am glad I made that choice. I think it brought me closer to his family than if I had kept my own name, and it makes everything easier when our names match. I did elect to change my legal middle name (which I never liked anyway) to be my maiden name. So I feel like I found a good compromise and everyone is happy.

I do know a couple where the woman kept her name after they married - because she has the world's coolest last name. In fact her last name is so cool I used to tease him that he should've taken HER name!

[Dollydo]

I have always maintained my maiden name, and will continue to do so. It never made any sense to me to change my name, a man doesn't so why should I?

[Djuna]

I have also maintained my birth name. In my first marriage we had children and I thought it would be easier if we all had the same last name. Once I divorced and returned to my birth name I saw no reason to change it just because I remarried. I still get a few "oh I didn't realise you were married" comments but apart from that it really doesn't make any difference.

[Trimac20]

I couldn't care one way or another if my wife decided to keep or change her maiden name.

[Aganusn]

Well, when you've been bred to enjoy being oppressed, it becomes difficult to undo the brainwashing.

[The Dissenter]

With my last name and the numerous times people mistake it (trust me it is not one that is hard to spell) I'd actually encourage a wife to keep her last name.

[recuerdeme]

I think women should be forced to take the husbands last name.
It just makes sense!

[Johnny Vanderburgh]

I have a brother-in-law who took our last name because he likes us better than his own family. He didn't mention anything to them about it before the wedding, either, so there was quite a bit of shock on the other side of the aisle when they were presented as Mr. and Mrs.