On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 9:27 PM, Carol McFarland <moonlight.aileen@gmail.com> wrote:
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.
I changed my name when I got married the first time because that was what women did -- or so I thought. The name was awkward (Borton) and had to constantly be spelled for people. When we got divorced, I went back to my maiden name (Thayer). I had no intentions of ever changing my name again even if I did remarry.
Enter my job. The state uses five-character worker IDs. In some counties, their IDs are numeric. In some counties, the IDs seem to be random letters. In our county, we use the first five letters of your last name. I got sick and tired of being called "Mrs. Thigh," so when I remarried, I changed my name to my current surname (Firth), which fits nicely in the name field. So now I don't get called "Mrs. Thigh," anymore. I get called "Mrs. First."
*sigh*
The rest of the story: when he divorced me, I didn't change my name back for two reasons: to remind the homewrecking twinkie*, er, new Mrs. Firth that there was a prior Mrs. Firth out there, and because I didn't feel like going through the hassle of getting up to Social Security and DMV and everywhere else, including work.
Laurie
*Not that I'm bitter or anything.
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