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July 2012 Weddings
littlemoments324
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Name change??
Curious to see who is changing their last name and who is keeping their current last name...we haven't done this in a while..sorry if we did and I missed it while I was in A&P HE double hockey sticks...
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Re: Name change??
Totally opposite of LADY, I really miss my dad and would like to keep his last name in some respect. Also, he picked my first and last name (my mom got to pick the boys' names!), so I'd like to basically keep my name, but just add fiance's last name, which I love (although it's hard to pronounce).
That was a complicated answer for something relatively simple. lolz
FI's last name is unique (at least around here).
But I like the idea of a unified name for a family...so when we have kids - it'll just make things more coherent.
[QUOTE]Yes! And pretty much the same thing Lady said. I haven't talked to most people on my dad's side of the family since I was 17, so I am thrilled to have a new last name. <strong>Plus the new one is hispanic so I'm going to feel super exotic when people call me by it, haha. </strong>
Posted by MeaganR12[/QUOTE]
My father is 1/2 Puerto Rican so my last name is hispanic, but I'm pale, blonde, and blue-eyed, so people always give me a weird/confused look when they hear what my last name is hahaha
Also, ditto LADY... adios to my dad's last name... I want nothing to do with it anymore since my dad is a serious headcase.
[QUOTE]Plus the new one is hispanic so I'm going to feel super exotic when people call me by it, haha.
Posted by MeaganR12[/QUOTE]
I'm in the same boat as you. :p My new last name is Hispanic as well.
[QUOTE]<strong>I think I'm going to keep my last name as one of my middle names (you can have 4 names, right?).</strong> Totally opposite of LADY, I really miss my dad and would like to keep his last name in some respect. Also, he picked my first and last name (my mom got to pick the boys' names!), so I'd like to basically keep my name, but just add fiance's last name, which I love (although it's hard to pronounce). That was a complicated answer for something relatively simple. lolz
Posted by bridetobe71412[/QUOTE]
i am doing this too! My mom did it and loves having her maiden name as a middle name.
My name is going to seem long since I go by my middle name as part of my first name (my middle name is actually Beth) but I think it is awesome to keep your maiden name even if it isn't used often!
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My first, middle and last names right now are very WASPy. I'm sure correcting people's pronounciation is going to get old, fast. But I still like the new last name!
[QUOTE]I am not changing or hyphenating my last name.
Posted by penny12986[/QUOTE]
me either. love my last name. don't love his.
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Name change?? : me either. love my last name. don't love his.
Posted by jmconley08[/QUOTE]
Glad that I am not the odd duck!
I also explored the idea of keeping my name for legal purposes but taking his name for all social proposes, but this can and will only cause confusion.
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Name change?? : Glad that I am not the odd duck!
Posted by penny12986[/QUOTE]
<div>No you're not. I can't imagine changing my name. </div>
[QUOTE]I'm kindda on the fence. I have the mind set of " The name I was born with is good enough for me" but I'm also in the boat of wanting to have the same name as my kids. I'm not into hyphenating my name, which BTW just doesn't go together anyways... I also know that FI would be sad if I didn't take his name. So I guess I'll be changing it but I'll be a little sad too. I also explored the idea of keeping my name for legal purposes but taking his name for all social proposes, but this can and will only cause confusion.
Posted by Madisonpenny[/QUOTE]
This is exactly how I feel!
It was funny at first FI said it didnt matter to him if i took his last name or not but as soon as i said i wasnt sure if i wanted to change it he got all puppy faced hehe
I'm making my last name my middle name.
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