How would you feel about your married last name rhyming with your first name?

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This question is obviously for girls to answer but I also have a question for the guys, which is why I left it open to both genders.

Anyway, I was watching the Wedding Singer and Drew Barrymore's character Julia was getting married to guy with the last name of Gulia. So, it got me thinking how a woman would feel about her married last name rhyming or sounding similar to her first name.

Examples: Shelly Kelly, Karen Darin, Lacey Casey or Kylie Kyle or Devon Devon or Riley Riley.

Those are just some examples. So, ladies how would you feel about your first name and your soon to be married last name rhyming, being similar or being the same? Would you take your husbands last name in that case or keep the last name you have?

Guys, if your soon to be wife decided that your last name was just too much like her first name or your last name was her first name and she decided to keep her maiden name, would you understand that? Or, would you be upset?

EpicDweeb · Accepted Answer

I don't know my thoughts on this. It's tough because I've actually thought about this and was actually bothered by the fact that my first girlfriend was named Ashley and my last name is Bentley. I don't know how to feel about it. Like... the name "Ashley Bentley" bothers me to no end so I'd get if she wanted to keep her maiden name... but I also would want it to be very clear that she is my wife in every regard so I'd want to have the same last name and I don't really want to take hers. I thought about actually changing my last name because I have a nickname that would sound great as a last name for both of us, that being "Strauss."

GCspain · Accepted Answer

I bet I won't find any girlfriend soon whose name rhymes with my last name ;). But in the rare happening that it would, It would not matter to me, Im even willing to take her last name if I like it :)

Shutupman · Accepted Answer

It won’t because my name is my name and I wouldn’t change that for no reason. Even if it was a tradition back home I still wouldn’t do it because it’s the 21st century and no longer the mid ages. I think it’s so odd women still want to be property :/ sounds like some tradition from a third world country to me.

Enolan12 · Accepted Answer

Just a fun fact: not all cultures take the man’s last name. If I’m not mistaken, I think kids take their mother’s last name in China. Not really relevant to the question in the grand scheme of things, but still interesting. #themoreyouknow

Lauren-green · Answer

I knew somebody whose first name was exactly the same as their last name, and they said it didn't bother them. Because people generally seemed to remember their name easier haha

ShadowofRegret · Answer

I would not mind, in fact, I would not mind even taking 'her' last name (that way, we would both have the same last name, just it would be her's instead of mine.)

VK1997 · Answer

I think it's cute! I sont have a preference but rhymes are always fun haha like Mary Berry in the great British baking show 😄

Dongtai · Answer

We’d probably have that figured before the proposal. But in the event she didn’t take my last name. Maybe I’d take hers instead.

Adam1978 · Answer

I would be fine with wife keeping her name I could even be open to take hers depending on what it is.

barlow · Answer

I am a guy and her name would have rhymed with my last name. I let her keep hers and now i am divorved and want my maiden name back.

TheKack · Answer

First, I love that you were watching the wedding singer. Lol. Second, I'd ask if she wanted to hyphenate it, but it doesn't really matter too much.

RobLovesDemi1234 · Answer

Well I had always hoped to have our last names hyphenated. But with regards to the rhyming it reminds me of an episode of married with children when Marcy married Jefferson and marcys last name was darcy. Marcy Darcy

SentientBrick · Answer

That would be FUCKING AWESOME!

R_Cakes91 · Answer

Nothing rhymes with my first name. If this happened I would be dumbstruck

Browneye57 · Answer

Case by case.  Our name is BROWN. My daughter married a guy with last name COX. The first thing we asked her was if she was going to hyphenate. :)

Melshmallow046 · Answer

I wouldn't like it, but if I loved the guy enough to want to marry him, I wouldn't care.

Carbon-12 · Answer

I would love to have my first and last names rhyme.

Renee93 · Answer

I don't think there's a last name to rhyme with my first name lol

Browser101 · Answer

That’s funny. We would both find the humor in that.

bamesjond0069 · Answer

My wife would have my last name or she would not be my wife. ;)

Whatsthetruthworth69 · Answer

If you have found the right person your not going to be worried about the last name. Hopefully you can roll with the punches Mea Day 😜

Lilababy · Answer

You don't have to change your name when you get married. If you don't like their name, don't take it.

Anonymous · Answer

That would be interesting, but what if they had the same last name as them? I’m sure it’s happened, maybe they would hyphen it

AmandaYVR · Answer

No!!

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