What do you think of hyphenated last names after marriage?

[Whatthefluff]

[Sun_Kim-Ai]

I'm indifferent to be honest, my own surname was hyphenated 'til I dropped my mother's name and kept only my father's.

Here spouses usually keep their maiden surname while the children take their father's surname.

As of now, our daughter has been registered with both our surnames (so hyphenated), and we have yet to decide for our twins. Probably they'll get the hyphenated name as well, but the child that will succeed me as head of my family will have to drop my wife's name, like I did with my mother's.

[goaded]

Interesting. We decided that girl children would get her surname and boys mine. Of course my wife's surname is her father's...

[Sun_Kim-Ai]

@goaded that's what we had thought as well, but I wanted to keep the possibilities open in case I don't have male children.
Because apparently the twins are going to be girls too...

[goaded]

The first of many betrayals! C:

[Sun_Kim-Ai]

@goaded I'm not superstitious, but I got told that I would never have male children, and now I'm starting to believe It!

[goaded]

It's a pretty safe prediction, unless you're planning on having many children! I'm very happy about and proud of my girls.

[Sun_Kim-Ai]

@goaded well, wife first wanted three children, now that she's getting two in one stroke she's already saying maybe we can cap off at four.

Don't get me wrong, I'm happy about it, but I'd like to have at least a boy so I'm not the sole male in my house. I've always been the only male growing up and sometimes I felt out of place.

[OfMiceandMen]

I am fine with that, or if she chooses to keep her last name, it's all good. I figure her last name is her identity, I wouldn't want her to lose her identity over marrying me.

She should choose what she wants and without influence by me, her family or mine... and everyone should be happy with her decision.

[jennifer_bloom]

I prefer extra words rather than hyphens. But if the two terms sound artistic and pleasing, than I think a hyphen would be good. Like the chemistry department at my school had a department called Lash-Miller. I thought that was a very nice name

[petitedollbabee]

I think one last name looks nicer on paper, I have a hyphenated last name since I have both my mum and my dads last names, and I have a long first name, so it’s like writing a paragraph when I have to write my full name lol.

[Guy13]

I can live with hyphenated last name. In some respects, I think it is good for the children to know they are made of two. I could live with it even though my tendencies are traditional.

[Anonymous]

I guess it can work for you if you don't really like your husband, but I don't think it works the farther you go down the rabbit hole with children.

Your name is Brown and you marry Robinson and become Mrs. Brown-Robinson

Your daughter marries Hayes and becomes Mrs. Brown-Robinson-Hayes

Your granddaughter marries Woods-Harrington and becomes Mrs. Brown-Robinson-Hayes-Woods-Harrington

Like at a point it just isn't sustainable and just looks ridiculous, just be one family

[NamerOfStars]

It's one of those ideas that only makes sense until you think about it. So everyone has two last names? Okay- but their kids, upon marriage, will have four. Theirs will have eight. Theirs will travel back in time and stop you from doing this.

[mike5150]

My wife did it. When we have children, they will also be hyphenated as well. We came to the conclusion of doing it this way, since I was an only child with no cousins and my wife's only sibling can never reproduce.

[Apple1996]

I don't care for them since it gets confusing for kids. I personally just kept my last name cuz it felt to much like a loss of my identity to give it up

[Gent207-2]

A pain in the ass when you have to sign EVERY SINGLE LEGAL DOCUMENT that you'll ever come across.

[exitseven]

ridiculous. How stupid will that make your kids look of they have a hyphenated last name

[Natdabrat]

I think they are awesome one of a kinda like numbers in a name! Like ce7en

[lightbulb27]

they can be fun.

Suzie Cannon-Ball-Smithsonian-Nuddleheister

It says a lot...

[Nikki1989]

It wouldn't work too well with our last names, as they are both so long.

[FilmGuy93]

It's not what I would prefer, but I can understand why some women go for it.

[Pete671]

If they make you feel happy and more able to help others then go for it!!!

[NostalgiaSenpi]

Can be rather interesting. I knew a couple that became the Cobb-Webb family.

[KrakenAttackin]

Terrible. Marriage is a traditional institution.

[Guardian45]

Fine by me. Some cultures have multiple names indicating both parent's ancestry

[LazerBean]

Sure, whatever floats your boat.

[StormChaser838]

Yes more fair if it’s girl and boy last name

[CheeseMonster]

I think they're nice

[Damian69]

I don't mind it

[JennieF]

I kinda-sorta do it.