Anna

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  • December 6, 2012 at 4:18 am #47894

    I understand all of the reasons people have for wanting to keep their maiden name…careers, personal identification, just not wanting to change it.  I don’t think it makes you more progressive to keep your name or less progressive to take your husband’s name.  It’s a personal choice.  I have a colleague who took his wife’s last name.

    For me personally, I would take my potential future husband’s name unless it was something really awful like buttgobbler or something.  If that were the case, I would want to make up a better name that we can both share (I like Badass or Motherfucker, let me know which one you don’t use! 🙂 )  I don’t have a terrific career and I am estranged from my parents so I have no loyalty to my patriarchal maiden name.  Plus, hyphenating gets really confusing and long-winded.  I work in customer service and I just groan when an account comes up with two super long hyphenated names.  “Good evening Ms. Xylophone-Supercalafragalisticexpieladocious.  How are you today?”

    February 10, 2012 at 2:45 pm #12015

    Awesome topic! I know Wendy is stressed out these days so she deserves to know how much we all appreciate her and her hard word. DW has shown me that many of the things I feel sometimes are perfectly normal and I am actually not as crazy as I thought I was. I’ve learned just how important communication is in all relationships, romantic or not. Finally, I’ve learned that it’s ok to cut people out of your life who are not supportive or healthy for you (even if you share blood with them).

    I especially love the interaction with all of the other DW members. We come from all different locations and walks of life but I think all of our unique points of view make for very interesting and enlightening conversation. And the fact that this site is not blocked by my company’s internet filter is pretty rad too 🙂