I figure if I ever do get married, we'd both keep our own names.

(December 2, 2015 at 1:52 pm)Clueless Morgan Wrote: If I got married, my would-be husband would have to have a pretty kick-ass last name for me to change mine.  Mine is unique enough that in every instance of coming across someone with my last name I have discovered that we are related with a common ancestor only about three generations back (my great-gandparents' generation).

Heh... mine is unique enough that I grew up in the same house with everyone I have ever found that shares that name and is currently alive.

When I got married (I have a wasband now), I hyphenated my last name.
I regret both getting married (to that guy) AND hyphenating my last name. 19 letters long. 20 with the hyphen. When I sign my name, I make something sort of like an incomplete star pattern. Who the hell would actually take the time to fully sign each letter in a 19 letter long name? Not me. That's for sure.

(December 2, 2015 at 6:31 pm)Judi Lynn Wrote: When I got married (I have a wasband now), I hyphenated my last name.
I regret both getting married (to that guy) AND hyphenating my last name. 19 letters long. 20 with the hyphen. When I sign my name, I make something sort of like an incomplete star pattern. Who the hell would actually take the time to fully sign each letter in a 19 letter long name? Not me. That's for sure.

I heard once that there's some sort of rule in Germany that you have to have a legible signature, like write out all the characters in your name so it can be read (instead of what I do where I make the first letter, intend to make it legible and then end up with a wavy line by the end).

I have absolutely no idea if this is true.

(December 2, 2015 at 5:03 pm)Vic Wrote: No miss Krazypants then? :c

There is now, but she be 5 months old

My mother didn't take my father's last name, they just kept their last names separate. My mom gave me her last name, and I opted to keep "Love" over "Van vleck" because Vleck sounds like yech. Also there's a porn star with my name. Which makes me hard to look up, and means my name is fucking awesome.

When I got married I opted to keep my name as well, but our kids took my husband's name until we split up and then most of them took my name. Love is a fucking awesome surname I must say.

I think choosing which one you like better is the best option. My youngest daughter and her wife chose to take the name "Love" as well, because it also gives a double meaning for them to the meaning "Love Wins".

Everyone should decide for themselves what's best. Fuck tradition.

Don't do it.

If I married a man I'd have bigger problems to worry about (such as achieving a state of sobriety) than what my name is!

(December 2, 2015 at 1:35 pm)KUSA Wrote: The only time it is alright for the man to take the woman's last name is if he is a submissive cowardly cuckold type of fellow.

Oooooo, that's nasty of you.

From Men Behaving Badly:

Tony: "So, will she be taking your name when you get married?"

Gary: "I think she's quite attached to Dorothy actually."