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Re: Name Change

Reply by cu97tiger · October 2014 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Not Engaged Yet

I'll tell ya, I couldn't WAIT to change my name. My maiden name is Miller... so boring and unimaginative. Plus, everywhere I went, there were already Tiger Millers (at the hair salon, at the mechanic... it got old having to use my middle initial or address or phone number to make sure they had the right one). When it came…
Re: Name Change

Reply by KeptInStitches · October 2014 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Not Engaged Yet

I'm keeping my name - first, middle, and last. My middle name goes back through my mom's side of the family - straight through the women, I'm the third generation to have it. Under my name, I've established a (small) professional presence in publications. And I just don't see a reason to change it. FI is not interested in…
Name Change

Discussion by lilacck28 · October 2014 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Not Engaged Yet

I've commented on this issue before on other boards, but I know you ladies best and would love your opinions/ knowledge. Here's da faqs: I am conflicted about changing my name. I know there are no correct answers. I proudly identify as a feminist and am ALL for everyone doing what is right for them, personally. Choice is…
Re: Name Change

Reply by lilacck28 · October 2014 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Not Engaged Yet

@cu97tiger It's possible that's part of it? But if Fiance's last name was his middle name, I would have taken it with no qualms. Basically, if I just liked his last name better, or disliked my last name more, the decision would have been much easier! So it can't be totally about feeling like I'm "giving in". But yeah,…
Re: Name Change

Reply by lilacck28 · November 2014 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Not Engaged Yet

THIS. ...Though I still think it's a bit of a bummer that women (but not men) are generally expected to change their name/ brought up to be more okay with changing their name. And this is said knowing that there's a 50/50 chance that I'll decide to drop my maiden name entirely.
Re: Name Change

Reply by eilis1228 · October 2014 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Not Engaged Yet

I vote using your maiden name in a professional setting but legally change to his name or add his name to your name. A few of my family members and some of the people I've done business with at my current job kept their maiden name for work but legally have their husbands name and use that outside of the office. It seems…
Re: Name Change

Reply by lmcooper86 · November 2014 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Not Engaged Yet

This popped up while I was away and didn't see it until now! I've always felt torn about changing my last name. I like my full name now, my last name is simple, and my sister and I are probably the last people in our family who will get the name. We have no brothers and my dad's brother never married and will likely never…
Re: Name Change

Reply by lavenderfields13 · October 2014 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Not Engaged Yet

I've always known I would change my name to my SO's. I'm very traditional in that way. I'm actually a little disappointed that FI's last name starts with the same letter as mine and is equally as boring. My first and middle names are boring too! So I will still be BORING firstname BORING middlename BORING lastname.…
Re: Name Change

Reply by ShallowSeas · October 2014 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Not Engaged Yet

I considered using my Maiden name as a second middle name (my middle name is Elise and H and I both love it - he named his drum kit Elise after me) because I'm very close to my dad and my parents had all girls so it made me sad to think that my dad's last name wasn't being carried on. I took H's last name but didn't add my…
Re: Name Change

Reply by speakeasy14 · November 2014 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Not Engaged Yet

I was talking to my mom the other day about this, and she brought up a point that I've never really considered. After my parents divorce was finalized my mom did not change her last name back to her maiden. I asked her why she never changed it, and she said that it was easier to have the same last name as her children. It…

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