I wish I had kept it. My married name is often misspelled and mispronounced. Maiden name never was a problem.
Did you keep your maiden name if or when you got married and why?
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keep. degrees are in it, my whole history is in it, and i just identify with *my* name. plus, i have an awesome last name and just really love it, although it's fairly lengthy
I love that your husband encouraged you to keep your name. Many men aren't that secure (my own husband, for instance who said changing your last name is just the way it's done!!!???)
I do not live in my home country so I have a visa. I kept my maiden name but at 1 year anniversary I updated on social media. Then after our first trip to Europe 2 years in and after my daughter was born started by changing my passport to married name. Then I ran into bank account/airline issues due to multiple countries involved so I changed passport again to hyphenate and now I'm double barreled. My kids have my married surname but my maiden name is also my sons first name. A little messy
my new job matched my name on email to my updated double barreled surname and I never recognize when someone uses my initials or my notes appear in a doc. Does make me laugh at least once a week when someone points out that I'm agreeing with my own original comments.
my new job matched my name on email to my updated double barreled surname and I never recognize when someone uses my initials or my notes appear in a doc. Does make me laugh at least once a week when someone points out that I'm agreeing with my own original comments.I kept my maiden name also. Same reasons as many mentioned above. My husband had no problem either way if I changed my name or not, he said it was 100% my decision. His mom didn't change her name when his parents got married either.
I kept my maiden name, because #downwiththepatriarchy. 
In all seriousness, I don't like the idea of me changing my name and having that part of me disappear just because I'm getting married. It's the same reason why I chose to walk down the aisle by myself, because I don't like the idea of anyone "giving" me away to my husband. I don't judge anyone who does change their name - to each their own!
I love my husband completely and totally, and absolutely respect him as a person and as my husband, but this is just something that was very important to me. He also completely supported me and didn't care one way or the other whether I wanted to change my name. I assume that if we have kids, which his a big "if", we'll just hyphenate.
In all seriousness, I don't like the idea of me changing my name and having that part of me disappear just because I'm getting married. It's the same reason why I chose to walk down the aisle by myself, because I don't like the idea of anyone "giving" me away to my husband. I don't judge anyone who does change their name - to each their own!I love my husband completely and totally, and absolutely respect him as a person and as my husband, but this is just something that was very important to me. He also completely supported me and didn't care one way or the other whether I wanted to change my name. I assume that if we have kids, which his a big "if", we'll just hyphenate.
Kept mine through almost thirty years of marriage.
Why? Because it's a stupid patriarchal tradition.
Why? Because it's a stupid patriarchal tradition.
Yep, kept my name. I would have hyphenated if my husband would do so also, otherwise it didn't seem very balanced.
I meant to change it, his is easier to spell. We discovered late in life my birth certificate has the wrong date on it. I now have official records under multiple birth dates, and the whole thing is so overwhelming, I just can't bring myself to deal with it.
Financial records, work records, and just socially I go by my married name, but by driver's license and passport still have the maiden name.
Someday I'll get around to dealing with it. But it's just easier to ignore for now. Honestly, I just may never get around to it at this point.
Financial records, work records, and just socially I go by my married name, but by driver's license and passport still have the maiden name.
Someday I'll get around to dealing with it. But it's just easier to ignore for now. Honestly, I just may never get around to it at this point.
I've been married for 3 years, and I haven't changed yet. The reason is living in a different country now, too much paper work in both countries. But I'm planning on changing it one day...