gina2007 Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 If me and fella don't last, and I ever meet a Mr Tickle, I certainly won't be taking his last name! I did say that outloud 4 times... I get it now... oh the shame! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millhouses24 Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Awwww......... I know I'm getting old and unromantic . I can't remember when I last did the whole "practice signing your name with the surname of the bloke you fancy" thing. (this generally is a disaster if they find the piece of paper you have been using ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo1 Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Awwww......... I know I'm getting old and unromantic . I can't remember when I last did the whole "practice signing your name with the surname of the bloke you fancy" thing. (this generally is a disaster if they find the piece of paper you have been using ) I've never done that! I never saw the attraction of marriage full stop (except for you wifey, obviously) I think I get that from my sister and her fella that have been happily together for 35 years without feeling the need for it... ... mind you his last name is Woolly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyofborg Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 would you marry someone who's surname was mousegirdle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy lady Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 I kept my own surname after I got married for various reasons, not least because my father in law had changed the family name to sound more English. However now that I am expecting a baby there is immense pressure to conform and take my husband's family surname. It ain't straightforward is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 I changed my name when I got married, partly because I really don't like my maiden name, partly because we couldn't make it into a double barrelled name because his name was already double barrelled and partly because it was the 'done thing'. After the nightmare of trying to turn my name back again after divorce I can safely say that in the unlikely event that I get married again, my name will stay the same even if others call me by my husband's surname. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kered9 Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I suppose it's nice to have a family name, but I grew up a ******* with mixed names and it hasn't hurt me. (wait, thats not evidence is it.) Getting married or not getting married for such a reason is just lame, name changes are easier than eating pie. Refusing to change your name or insisting someone change their name is just as pointleess, go with the flow yall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem1st Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 A member of my extended family divorced and remarried and decided to change the name of her child to that of her new husband. It still causes arguments a few years on. It also distances a certain child from her true heritage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plekhanov Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Our names didn't go well together in a double barrelled way so my wife and I tossed a coin to see who'd change their name. Seemed by far the fairest thing to do, don't see why other people don't do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libuse Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 It never crossed my mind to take my husband's surname when I got married, although actually his surname is, in my opinion, a nicer sounding surname than mine. I've been married 10 years and the only people who have ever had a problem with me keeping my own name are his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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