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1. Re: name changes?

   

   Reply by bablingbrooke · August 2009 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Chit Chat

   Sarah, delete your post. You put your full name out there and that's not safe since any weirdo can look at these threads. OP, changing or not changing your name has nothing to do with feminism. The feminist movement is all about choice. So whether you change or not, it's a decision that you, and not anyone else, made.…

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   Reply by VeryZen · August 2009 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Chit Chat

   I can't wait to change my name! My mom decided to give me a hyphenated last name with both her maiden name and my dad's last name. In any case, my last name has been a huge PITA, from questions about it, to people spelling it wrong, to it just being incredibly long and unnecessary.. I also like my FI's last name, so I…

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   Reply by noelle24 · August 2009 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Chit Chat

   Plus, giving up a name symbolizes moving from your family to your husband's. I choose to view marriage as adding to my existing family, and therefore see no need to change my name. I have no problem with women who choose to change their names. I'm just trying to give examples of how keeping your name could be viewed in a…

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   Reply by Kdavis123103 · August 2009 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Chit Chat

   I am going to take FI's last name but have been wondering if I need to drop my middle name (which I don't like anyway) and use my maiden name as my middle name. My reason for this is because my oldest child has my last name but my younger two ( fi's and mine) have his last name. So I don't want my oldest to be the only one…

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   Reply by trix1223 · August 2009 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Chit Chat

   I don't really care whether people do or don't change their names. In my immediate family, I changed my name, my sister and sister-in-law didn't. My DD changed her name, but I'll be surprised if my younger DD does.I just find it amusing that people use feminism as an excuse for keeping what is, in the vast majority of…

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   Reply by StessFreeBride · August 2009 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Chit Chat

   I will change my name eventually. I would also like for all of us to have the same last name when we have children. I am definitely not going to run out to change my last name when we get back from getting married. I keep thinking it'll be easier to change it when I add FI to my health insurance and all of that, just so I…

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   Reply by anna.oskar · August 2009 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Chit Chat

   I'd rather not change my name, but I will. i want to have the same last name as my future kids and his last name is so long that it'd be ridiculous to hyphenate.

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   Reply by yankees3538 · August 2009 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Chit Chat

   I changed mine (am actually in the process right now, it's not something you can really do in one afternoon or whatever), and it had nothing to do with future children because we aren't having any. My daughters have their dads' name, and I now have my husband's name and am proud of it. I figure I took my ex's name when we…

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   Discussion by snugbug42 · August 2009 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Chit Chat

   hey ladies, i was wondering who out there is or isn't taking their husband's last name... and what your reasons were. My fiancee and i are both very avid femminists, and he doesn't care at all whether i take his name or keep my own. My decision is made on the matter, but i'm interested in what decisions you all have made,…

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    Reply by Irchik22 · August 2009 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Chit Chat

     I am changing mine becuase FI feels strongly about it and I don't care. Plus he had a really good reason for caring so stongly...he believes our family will always be a stronger unit with one name for us all...so I agreed :-)We are even calling the vet after we get back from the Honeymoon so the fur babies can have the…