Marriage & Weddings Is taking the man's last name in marriage outdated? (Page 5) coachTanthony Follow Influencer Master Age: 53 Follow FacebookTwitterWhatsApp 14 Is taking the man's last name in marriage outdated? Post Opinion Like Share Follow 5 likes
Surely Follow Guru Age: 67 +1 y Not taking his last name is far less of a pain then hyphenating it with your name.Speaking from experience. 1 0 Reply
zagor Follow Master Age: 37 +1 y It's personal choice. Most women I know who keep their name or hyphenate do so because they are established in a professional career. 0 0 Reply
jasco Follow Guru Age: 21 +1 y Not to me, I want someone to have my last name. I feel like it means your now apart of my family and I apart of yours. 0 0 Reply
Mangospacho Follow Guru Age: 41 +1 y I haven’t heard much on this lately. It hasn’t been a big thing since the 80s, really. I think it’s just simpler to have the same last name. 0 0 Reply
notwoke Follow Xper 7 Age: 50 +1 y Getting married in the USA is suicide for men, but if a potential wife balked about this I would show her the door 1 0 Reply
Fromdusktilldawn Follow Guru Age: 28 +1 y You women can already steal all our money away isn't that enough? 2 0 Reply
TheSpaceGnome Follow Guru Age: 37 +1 y It's not really about a time period, it's more a cultural thing. 0 0 Reply
Friendlybro79 Follow Yoda Age: 44 +1 y No but I do think it isn't necessary as others have stated. Whatever the person would like is fine. 0 0 Reply
donnny2367764 Follow Xper 6 Age: 41 +1 y It's getting there but it most definitely shouldn't 1 0 Reply
Shark_61695 Follow Yoda Age: 41 +1 y A little... make up a new one for shits and giggles :) 0 0 Reply
Jintendo18 Follow Xper 5 Age: 37 +1 y The institution of marriage itself will be outdated when that happens. 1 0 Reply
Luopio27 Follow Yoda Age: 39 +1 y Maybe in the name of fairness, make up a new name for both of you. 0 0 Reply
RedStiletto88 Follow Xper 7 Age: 36 , mho 34% +1 y Maybe but I will still take my husbands last name. 2 0 Reply
Aiko_E_Lara Follow Master Age: 26 +1 y It's not updated but i don't think it's compulsory and got a lot of girls still likes to take the last name of husbands though. 0 1 Reply Aiko_E_Lara +1 y * and i'm still glad Reply
UsernameXLTX Follow Xper 5 Age: 29 +1 y Nah , the majority of people are okay with the tradition, the same what they like engagement rings , weddings , receptions, gifts and so on. 0 0 Reply
Anonymous (45 Plus) +1 y Nah, she's your property, she's gotta take your name so people know you own her. 0 0 Reply
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Not taking his last name is far less of a pain then hyphenating it with your name.
Speaking from experience.
It's personal choice. Most women I know who keep their name or hyphenate do so because they are established in a professional career.
Not to me, I want someone to have my last name. I feel like it means your now apart of my family and I apart of yours.
I haven’t heard much on this lately. It hasn’t been a big thing since the 80s, really. I think it’s just simpler to have the same last name.
Getting married in the USA is suicide for men, but if a potential wife balked about this I would show her the door
You women can already steal all our money away isn't that enough?
It's not really about a time period, it's more a cultural thing.
No but I do think it isn't necessary as others have stated. Whatever the person would like is fine.
It's getting there but it most definitely shouldn't
I don't really care, personally I hate my last name
A little... make up a new one for shits and giggles :)
The institution of marriage itself will be outdated when that happens.
Maybe in the name of fairness, make up a new name for both of you.
Maybe but I will still take my husbands last name.
It's not updated but i don't think it's compulsory and got a lot of girls still likes to take the last name of husbands though.
* and i'm still glad
Could be. But I’d take it anyway.
Nah , the majority of people are okay with the tradition, the same what they like engagement rings , weddings , receptions, gifts and so on.
I think it's very nice to take his last name.
Nah, she's your property, she's gotta take your name so people know you own her.
I'd prefer to take the woman's last name in marriage