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Post by Bodhi on Jan 13, 2007 18:23:57 GMT -5
I just saw this article about a man who wants to change his last name to that of his wifes. news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070112/ap_on_re_us/take_my_wife_s_namePersonally, I would never do this. I believe in equal rights for women but to me it just seems too strange for a man to take his wife's name. I know its just an ancient tradition, but I think its so ingrained in our society that the the woman takes the man's name or keeps her own, but not the man taking the wife's name. Also I think I would want my kids to have my last name too. I think on just a gut reaction it seems kind of emasculating for a man to take his wife's name, I don't know. What do other people think? |
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Post by MrNice on Jan 13, 2007 18:36:52 GMT -5
I am sure it has been done before for political/business reasons
its strange that there is actually a law against it
also I was under the impression that in US you can change your name to whatever you want to pretty much
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Post by Paulinus on Jan 13, 2007 19:14:26 GMT -5
I cant imagine I'd ever do it lol but a names just a name at the end of the day. If some guy prefers his wifes last name to his own then why the hell not I think.
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Post by Sweet Pea on Jan 13, 2007 22:29:25 GMT -5
haha...that's cool. i think it's about time somebody challenged this. ;D
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Post by Stranger on Jan 14, 2007 3:41:30 GMT -5
Seems like a pretty stupid law to me. At least in this day and age. Go them! Personally, if she wanted it, I'd have no problem doing it.  |
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Post by shysinger on Jan 14, 2007 3:58:59 GMT -5
I see no reason why a husband can't choose to take his wife's last name. It's not typical, but I think it should be just as accepted as a wife changing her name. Maybe he has a good reason for doing it, too. Where I live, a woman who marries can chose to a) keep her own name, b) take her husband's name, c) make a hyphenated name. The children may also have hyphenated names, or retain their mother's name, or be given their father's name. My personal preference - keep my own name. People could call me 'ms. so-and-so' and I wouldn't mind, but I'd keep my own identity. But I'm happily single so it's a moot point  |
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Post by pnoopiepnats on Jan 14, 2007 8:33:59 GMT -5
I am not certain but probably the name thing has to do with the business arrangements that marriage used to be and that women were thought of as the husband's property.
Yuck!
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Post by melissaqu on Jan 14, 2007 13:28:16 GMT -5
It's funny, I want to change my last name to my husband's, I got married a few months ago, but I still can't go through the process. I'm wondering what I'm holding onto. I don't think I would hyphenate the name because it would be very long. I like my maiden name though hehehe My husband isn't mad that I haven't changed it yet, and I told him I will eventually, but what is stopping me? At first, a long time ago, I said I'd never change my last name for an artistic reason. I guess it was kind of feminist. Now, I don't know what to do!
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Post by pnoopiepnats on Jan 14, 2007 14:11:10 GMT -5
It's funny, I want to change my last name to my husband's, I got married a few months ago, but I still can't go through the process. I'm wondering what I'm holding onto. I don't think I would hyphenate the name because it would be very long. I like my maiden name though hehehe My husband isn't mad that I haven't changed it yet, and I told him I will eventually, but what is stopping me? At first, a long time ago, I said I'd never change my last name for an artistic reason. I guess it was kind of feminist. Now, I don't know what to do! I'll tell ya a secret. I never did change mine on my driver's license or social security card. ;D Regardless, I was known by my married name and it was changed back in the divorce decree. |
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Post by dog on Jan 14, 2007 20:39:47 GMT -5
I am not certain but probably the name thing has to do with the business arrangements that marriage used to be and that women were thought of as the husband's property. Yuck! I thought it had to do with primogeniture. The law that left property to the husband's name and not that of his in laws.  Personally, i don't think i could change my name. I mean, it would be kind of wierd for me to go around as Mrs. Russell Wagner-somethingorother. |
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Post by Buzzz on Jan 15, 2007 1:55:14 GMT -5
I can't imagine why I'd ever change my name...seems pointless on both sides. If I ever get married (...hey! I heard that!) I probably wouldn't even like it if my spouse were to take my name.
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Post by skyhint on Jan 16, 2007 18:38:51 GMT -5
YOu would change your name if it was Hugh G. Rection
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Post by dog on Jan 16, 2007 21:44:41 GMT -5
YOu would change your name if it was Hugh G. Rection Yeah, i'd change it to Richard Head.  |
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Post by Stranger on Jan 17, 2007 8:39:37 GMT -5
The guy who did the bridge column in our paper used to be called Dick Cummings.
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Post by littledarling on Jan 17, 2007 9:37:01 GMT -5
My fiance actually WANTED to change his last name to mine, because he has a Japanese last name that no one can pronounce, and my last name is a very generic American last name. I believe the husband taking the wife's last name has been a tradition in Japan in certain cases. I eventually convinced him not to, because I wanted to be traditonal and to take his last name.
Yeah, i'd change it to Richard Head. -- My mom actually had a student whose name was Richard "Dick" Head. I suspect that his parents were trailer-trash 16 year olds who thought that that would be a "hilarious" name for their son.
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