Do you think it's weird when people get married and the woman doesn't take the man's last name?

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HawkPerception · Accepted Answer

Honestly, I'd feel pretty rejected or not accepted if my partner did not want to take my name. I do understand that it's not exactly fair that a partner has to take your name just because you're a man and they're a woman, but I guess because they painted a picture of how it'll be for me when I was growing up, I feel like that's the kind of girl I want. A girl that accepts my last name.

AviatorTom · Accepted Answer

Traditionally, a wife takes her husband's family name in most Western cultures, and many women still do that. But other cultures do many different things, and in today's world, where more women have careers and are known by their name, it may not make sense for her to lose her name and take her husband's name.

The answer depends on the woman, and the married couple.

NordicInScandinavia · Accepted Answer

In my culture that is just the norm, or used to be, it is getting fairly popular to create family names when entering marriage.

I don't share my parents last names, I do have the same last name as my paternal grandparents, since my father is named after their father.

DishLady · Accepted Answer

Meh. For business purposes it’s a super annoying pain in the *** to change all your id verification and records/certificates. But when you have kids and personal family stuff it’s good to have one name in my opinion.

strateguy632 · Answer

Actually 3 combinations, add man name, and keep family name as a middle name like mrs. Fletcher, lynda f.

Or attaching fletcher to flynn just burden n weird especially to hyphen i was weirded by that.

Or swapping just lynda fletcher.

But for SECURITY QUESTIONS what is your mother maiden name! Everyone knows phineas mom maiden name is flynn due to keeping it! So very stupid.

Zack-Bann · Answer

Where I come from it’s not optional.
So growing up that’s how I saw all marriages go

I don’t think it’s weird just because some people do it differently.

But if I ever do get hitched I would love it if my wife chose to take my name

Justneedtokno · Answer

I know it’s like a traditional thing, but I kind of like the idea of the hyphenated Paying homage to their family as they go to the next family and if I’m thinking of it in that aspect, then I don’t have an issue with it specially if they’re raised by women mainly

IslaTheWitch · Answer

nope... it's quite common here... people choose the easier to pronounce name of both of them, adopt the new one, or just stay with their own...  I don't care lol

molonski2 · Answer

Couldn't care less , as long as they dont want one of those hyphenated utter disasters , those are utterly ludicrous.

4ngelic · Answer

not really, i've known a lot of married women who kept their last name or have both. my mom for one kept her own last name

beenherebefore · Answer

I wouldn’t necessarily say weird. Depending on where you live in the world it can be more common or not for women to take their Husband’s last name.

NathanDavis · Answer

no, I don't find it weird it's just not so common

PeachyPie93 · Answer

Nah I'd only take his name if it sounded better than mine..

HungTexan · Answer

It’s personal preference. Many professional women prefer to keep their maiden name.

Surely · Answer

My wife blended her last name with mine. It can be a pain in the butt sometimes. Never knowing how they file it in the records.

Anonymous · Answer

Yeah I think it's weird. It's like she's not committed 100% to the marraige. Taking your husband last name is a badge of honour.

SnazzyJay · Answer

Yes it is wrong woman need to change their names to men's names.

Apple1996 · Answer

No I didn't take my husband's name

Flower7 · Answer

Very.

Anonymous · Answer

It goes against tradition as well.

Dongie · Answer

Yeah

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