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   Discussion by bissea83 · September 2010 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Wedding Customs & Traditions Forum

   I have been debating if i schould change or hyphenite my name once we are maried. my FH's step mother has the same name as me and they live a few towns away. I keep worrying that if i do change my name that our mail, and other important info may get mixed up. Maybe i worry too much but my FH was having trouble because he…

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   Reply by 2dBride · September 2010 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Wedding Customs & Traditions Forum

   I have never wanted to change my name. But the name confusion I was worried about is that people who knew me under my old name (personally or professionally) would not find me under my new one. It seemed silly to me that I was expected to give all that up, while he could just go on as before. However, I don't think the…

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   Reply by twilight.rose · September 2010 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Wedding Customs & Traditions Forum

   I legally kept my full maiden name and tacked my married name onto the end, no hyphen. Thus, I essentially have two legal last names. For most mail, etc. I use just my first and married name, but you could use "First Maiden Married" if that would make you feel more at ease. PPs are right, though, that mail mix-ups happen…

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   Reply by Pirata13 · September 2010 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Wedding Customs & Traditions Forum

   I wouldn't hypenate just for that. You can choose to list your full name on bills and accounts to help clarlify the difference.but as PPs said, you can still have mixups. If you are attached to your maiden name though, like I am, you can also consider what I am doing. When I change mine, I am dropping my current middle…

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   Reply by bethsmiles · September 2010 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Wedding Customs & Traditions Forum

   Nobody's name is 100% unique. I'm sure your name as it is right now is the same as some other people's. I don't think possible confusion is a good reason to not change your name.

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   Reply by jennylove810 · September 2010 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Wedding Customs & Traditions Forum

   I think if you change your name, it should be because you want to, and not because you're worried (or not) about mail confusion. The name change, to me, is just a way more personal issue than any of the reasons you listed above.

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   Reply by [Deleted User] · September 2010 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Wedding Customs & Traditions Forum

   I agree with pp. Mail mix-up happen everyday and that shouldn't be a deciding factor in whether or not you change your name. For me, it meant that we were essentially "one." I don't want there to be any confusion when we have kids or want them to have long hypenated names. I guess I may be a little traditional, but it was…

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   Reply by Theresa626 · September 2010 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Wedding Customs & Traditions Forum

   If I were worried about that, I would hyphenate my name or not change it at all.

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   Reply by pizzanfries4me · September 2010 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Wedding Customs & Traditions Forum

   I am in the process of changing my last name - and I'm very excited about it. If mail gets mixed up, ah well - there is worse things in the world, and think of how much the mail gets mixed up as it is... LOL. I have a good friend that hyphenated (sorry if I butched that spelling) but she did that and she regrets it... BIG…

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    Reply by Adrini76 · September 2010 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Wedding Customs & Traditions Forum

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