(December 2, 2015 at 12:07 pm)Tiberius Wrote: What are everyone's views on marriage surnames, i.e. which person takes the other person's name when getting married, or do you double-barrel or even invent an entirely new surname for both people?
I ask because once all my immigration stuff goes through, I'm planning on changing my surname to my wife's maiden name, for no particular reason other than I happen to like her surname more than my own, and I'm always a fan of breaking with tradition when there's no real reason for the tradition.
My wife's female cousin just got married to her wife, and they decided to take the wife's name. I guess it works the same for men marrying men? Either way, it would be interesting to know what people think, whether you know people who did non-traditional things with their surnames after marrying.
I don't plan to ever get married again, but if I do I won't be changing my last name. My last name matches my children's last names and that's kind of important to me. As far as what other people do, it doesn't really matter much to me, but I do smile a little when I see people breaking this tradition.
