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Re: Poll: Changing your name?

Reply by dc*prep · March 2010 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› Minnesota-Minneapolis and St. Paul

I don't know how I finally came to my decision. Basically, I think it was just a gut feeling -- I knew I wasn't ready to change my name. When I started considering keeping my name, I talked to coworkers and friends who kept theirs, and it was helpful to hear how their experience has been to have a last name that's…
Re: Poll: Changing your name?

Reply by heatherwu1998 · March 2010 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› Minnesota-Minneapolis and St. Paul

I don't like the idea of hyphenating, but at this point, I don't know what else to do. I would have loved to share a name (by combining our names or creating a new one), but FI is very traditional and won't even consider changing his name. I might change my mind if and when we decide to have kids, but for right now, it's…
Re: Poll: Changing your name?

Reply by heatherwu1998 · March 2010 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› Minnesota-Minneapolis and St. Paul

I'm keeping my last name. I've given this A LOT of thought. FI really wants me to take his last name, but I can't do it. I think I would always resent him for "making me" give up my name. In an ideal world, we would combine our names or both hyphenate. However, since he's unwilling to change his name and I'm unwilling to…
Poll: Changing your name?

Discussion by dc*prep · March 2010 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› Minnesota-Minneapolis and St. Paul

I'm just curious to know what you all are doing with your name after marriage. Are you picking up FI's last name? Hyphenating? Moving your last name to your middle name? Retaining your name? I've decided to keep my name, although I always figured I'd change my last name. After A LOT of thought, this feels like the right…
Re: Poll: Changing your name?

Reply by Veittobe · March 2010 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› Minnesota-Minneapolis and St. Paul

I am probably going to change my name. But I'm not sure how that will work professionally. My patients all know me as my maiden name and my diploma has my maiden name displayed as well as my license. I'm sure I could change it and just make my patients get used to it. It would take time, but I'm sure they would catch on.…
Re: Poll: Changing your name?

Reply by veijes · March 2010 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› Minnesota-Minneapolis and St. Paul

I'm changing my middle name to be my maiden name so I was Jessica Middle Last, now I'll be Jessica Old Last New Last. No hyphens or anything. I am doing this for 3 reasons, 1- my new name would be way too common if I kept my given middle name 2- I LOVE my last name and 3- I might be working for my family business so on the…
Re: Poll: Changing your name?

Reply by zephyr_marie · March 2010 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› Minnesota-Minneapolis and St. Paul

I'm old-fashioned so I'll be changing mine. It's important to me that we both have the same last name, and he's not giving up his last name, and hyphenating is out since that would be a ridiculously long last name. I'm a little sad to give up my last name, though, and hadn't even thought of changing my middle name to my…
Re: Poll: Changing your name?

Reply by maybe984 · March 2010 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› Minnesota-Minneapolis and St. Paul

This is something I have had a slightly hard time with. I LOVE my last name, but I also believe in the tradition of taking the husband's last name. It's the one thing I'm kind of old-fashioned about. I'm not crazy about my FI"s last name... it sounds a little awkward with my first name, I think. I have a three-syllable…
Re: Poll: Changing your name?

Reply by cltk12 · March 2010 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› Minnesota-Minneapolis and St. Paul

I am changing mine. I didn't realize that so many people didn't change theirs until I joined the boards. Also, FI said he wouldn't marry me if I didn't change my name - haha. It will be much easier for kid related items. Now that it's getting closer to the wedding I'm realizing my name will be different. I sign things C.…
Re: Poll: Changing your name?

Reply by shameless_ad · March 2010 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› Minnesota-Minneapolis and St. Paul

I'm excited to change my name - I never really considered not changing it, beyond the momentary "Will I change my name" question. I like the tradition of it, and I like that we will share our name.

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