Search Results: hyphenating last names

Ladies - when you marry, will you hyphenate or take your husband's last name?

If / when you get married, will you hyphenate your name or take your husband's last name in the traditional manner. If you're already married, which did you do? Whichever is your choice, what is your reasoning for it?...

Anonymous

(45 Plus)

If / when you get married, will you hyphenate your name or take your husband's last name in the traditional manner. If you're already married, which did you do? Whichever is your

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My last name or his last name?

My boyfriend and I recently discovered that we're expecting. As all new parents do, we've gone over board thinking of names. The problem we've run into is that my last name just sounds better than his on the end of all...

Anonymous

(30-35)

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Women who want to hyphenate or keep their last name when you marry

Since this is becoming more and more common I've just always wondered, what name would the kids get? hyphenated? guys how would you feel if your to be wife wouldn't take your last name? Don't want to start a flame...

Koldhearted

Yoda Age: 36

Marriage & Weddings

Girls, will/did you take your husband's last name? Guys, do you care if your wife/future wife takes yours?

I've been thinking about this lately, and I don't really know why because I'm 19 and I'm not sure if I even want to date until I get my AA and I know I won't marry until after I get my bachelor's degree. But in recent...

RedSmartie

Yoda Age: 32

Marriage & Weddings

Question about taking the guy's name after marriage?

Guys: Do you want the girl to take your last name when you get married or do you not care? Girls: Do you want to take the guy's name, keep your own name, or hyphenate?

Meg15

Xper 5 Age: 33

Marriage & Weddings

Would you have a problem with your fiance not taking your last name, but wanting a hyphenated last name?

Would it be a deal breaker for you if your girlfriend or fiance wouldn't take your last name and wanted either you to take her last name, or wanted for both of you to have a hyphenated last name? This would be a deal...

Anonymous

(30-35)

Marriage & Weddings

When you get married are you going to change your last name to your husband's?

And guys, would you like your wife to change her name to yours? I plan on hyphenating my last name.

sarcasticbella

Yoda Age: 37

And guys, would you like your wife to change her name to yours? I plan on hyphenating my last name.

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Family & Friends

Why do most children take their father's last name?

I just want to hear your thoughts on this minor phenomenon. Even when parents are not married or don't share a last name, the child almost always has his or her father's last name. It's not even hyphenated, usually....

CatholicVirginia

Yoda Age: 35

Flirting

What does he want? What should I do?

A while back, I met this guy. He's was unusually kind to me. I never met anyone so kind before, so I decided to try to get to know him better. We have never kissed, nor had sex, anything like that. We have gone out for...

Anonymous

(30-35)

Other

Why can't Hispanic people decide on a last name?

As someone who works with medical records, I've noticed that Hispanic people often have multiple last names/hyphenated last names and they seem to rearrange the order as they feel like, depending on their mood. In some...

WeaponZero

Guru Age: 45

Marriage & Weddings

If you were getting married, would you hyphenate your last names?

Guys- would you be upset if your fiance wanted to hyphenate your last names rather than just take yours? Girls- do you want to hyphenate your last name when you get married?

smileitsme

Xper 3 Age: 36

Guys- would you be upset if your fiance wanted to hyphenate your last names rather than just take yours? Girls- do you want to hyphenate your last name when you get married?

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Family & Friends

What does she mean when she says....?

I was hanging with friends at campus, one of them is this girl I am just infatuated with and just huge crush on her... she's got a boyfriend of 7 years now... its been rocky but they always work it out I guess. That's...

JustDance

Xper 4 Age: 36

Valentine's Day

How to move beyond flirting?

One of my coworkers and I flirt a lot. Not all the time though, which can be confusing (i.e.: sometimes he'll take the long way to come see me before running an errand, sometimes not... sometimes we will go back and...

Anonymous

(36-45)

Society & Politics

A guy friend (platonic) repeatedly adds his surname to my given name. What's up with that?

He either says my name with his last name, or he tries to write it when I'm filling out forms. Sometimes he hyphenates my last name in with his when he says it. What kind of obsession is this? Does a man's "name" really...

Anonymous

(45 Plus)

Family & Friends

Should my little girl get my last name even if me and the mother aren't married yet?

fiancee is pregnant and is wanting to give our daughter her name and when we get married then hyphenate it... just feels wrong to me should I push the issue or just roll over

Anonymous

(45 Plus)

Family & Friends

Last names ideas for children?

My fiance and I are considering last names for children. Children are years away for us since I want to wait a couple of years. I want our children to have a hyphenated name. Both of our last names are short so the name...

Scorpchica

Xper 5 Age: 43

Marriage & Weddings

Hyphenating your name after marriage, yes or no?

My fiance and I have had numerous arguments about me wanting to hyphenate my name when we get married. I tried explain that it would in a sense my last name would kinda be like my middle name and that I would still take...

vmgl1

Xper 5 Age: 44