On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 4:20 PM, 'Ellen Rawson' via Tamson House <tamson-house@googlegroups.com> wrote:
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> From: Jenny Tait <piratejenny@verizon.net>
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>>> Under Scots law women do not lose their surname on marriage.
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>> US women don't have to, either, but most of us choose to -- those who
>> bother getting married, anyway, which seems to be fewer every year. It
>> still bothers me that _none_ of the three who mentioned "Why would she
>> change her name?" even considered that she _might_ have gotten married
>> and done so. Turned out that the different name was a stage name.
I didn't change my name when I got married. I like to paraphrase Shakespeare from "Taming of the Shrew": I married him, not his name.
Of course, he didn't change his name to mine neither. :)
When I was in the engagement period, it was important to me that we (my now husband and I) have a conversation about what our last name(s) would be. So, we talked (read, argued). I wanted to combine our last names into a new name (first half of my last name, last have of his last name) but he didn't like the idea. Eventually we agreed that he didn't care what my last name was, but he didn't want to change his. I planned on adding his last name and having two middle names (my first name, first middle name, second middle name/maiden name, last name). Instead however, I will answer to his last name if it's not a legal setting, but for legal things I use my last name. Maybe someday I'll add his name to mine. I haven't quite decided yet still.
- Carol
Ancora Imparo ( I am still learning) ~Michelangelo
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