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missrekaeagle · December 2010

changed my name on my license after putting it off for 5 months. LOL

I was married July 3 of this year and I changed my name on my social security card on July 28. I had been planning on changing my license ever since I got my social back, but I always found a reason to postpone.

Yesterday after my doctor's appointment I decided to do it since Olivia will be here any day now. I don't know if it's the hormones or what, but I was so sad that I officially changed my name on my license. For some reason I feel like I've lost part of my identity.

Previously on my license I had my first, middle, and last names. Now I have my first, middle initial, maiden, and last names and it just doesn't seem right. The weird thing is, before I got married, I was really looking forward to taking on my husband's last name.

How do you ladies feel about changing your names? Have you decided to keep your last name, hyphenate, or drop your old name?

wheatney22 · December 2010

Awww honey...its all good stuff :-). But I can certainly understand.

I am keeping my last name but I have always said I would. Perhaps for fear of feeling like I am losing a part of my identity. My last name is Nigerian and I would like to hold on to that part of my identity. Socially, I will go by FI's last name but legally, I am not changing it.

On the baby news, YAY!!! Can't wait for our next knottie baby to arrive :-). Looking forward to seeing pictures.

csuperstar02 · December 2010

I think that's normal. I feel weird knowing that I'll be changing my name in a few weeks. I don't have any ties to my last name (sperm donor's last name), but I still have moments of 'I don't wanna change my name'

Weird.

krimson19 · December 2010

i still have to change my ID as well. i will just add my new last name, taking my maiden name as my middle name. i'm going to the social security office monday

shesheduke · December 2010

My Fi Hates it but I am hyphenating my name. I just cant see parting with it. We have talked about it until we are blue in the face and since I am the one that would have to change I get the final say. I will be known as Mrs. His last name but on paper and in my heart I will be both and that is what is best for me!

tyboyd · December 2010

I want to hyphenate my name, but FI doesn't want me to. I don't think I'll change it until my license is about to expire in 2014. LOL!

7venAfricano · December 2010

I understand how you could feel a little sad about it. Since I met FI I had always thought I'd be ecstatic to change my name. My last name is my bio father's name but I only spoke to the man once on my 18th bday so it doesn't mean much but it is still MY name. In ways, it kind of saddens me to part with it but I am most def getting rid of it. Our children already have their dad's last name and I want to be a part of the "clique" lol.

I know it'll seem weird at first, seeing as to how my last name and I have been together since birth but I just look at it as the end of my single life, and the beginning of OUR life. When they refer to me as his wife, I want it to be known, without much explaination. "I AM Mrs. M". I'd feel weird to not have his last name if we were married. In my world, I had always seen that as wonderful, especially coming from a household where we had 3 different last names in effect. It'll be nice to have a "uniform" family unit and refer to ourselves by one last name....then again I am a dork

mserika1 · December 2010

I am definitely changing my name. I went to the Social Security office this morning.

AmusingBride · December 2010

I love my last name. It's very unique and I have a tattoo related to it and I loooooooooove it. His last name is boring and average (he has a hard time with background checks because soooo many people have his name. i know of 2 others) but i've always known i would take my husbands name. makes me sad but I know I'll do it!

summerbride11 · December 2010

I'm lol-ing that you just changed it now. I was the same way, people don't realize that once you are married you need like a good month off from work to change all your documents. I gave up my famous name "Juliet Lewis" because I didn't change it in my 1st marriage and my ex- husband always jokes - That's the reason we didn't work out. It was hard to change my name because I am the director of a children's program and I had to change all my business cards and web pages, etc.

jmp0930 · December 2010

I hate FI's last name..I mean I just don't like that people will be calling me "Mrs. Brake" I've made so many jokes about his last name and now it will be mine..ughh. I am changing my middle name to my last name since FI had such a problem with me keeping it. I love my last name because I have all these cool nicknames from it: Pete, Petrey, Petey, J Nece P, Peterson, etc.

YasJas2011 · December 2010

I am sadly changing my last name. But I think I will have my First name, middle Initial, Maiden Initial, and His last name. But socially I will be Yashica His last name.

sadou02 · December 2010

As much as I love my last name and want to keep it, I am ready to my FI's name when the time comes. We discussed it and I joked about hyphenating saying that I want my last name to continue for future generations. {I think like a guy sometimes.} But lately I have no quams about taking on his last name. I have written it out a couple of times and I like the way it looks. I am also ready to move up some letters in the alphabet as well.

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