Do you plan on taking his name?

[FrekeChild]

Ok good, because that would be really scary. Hi almost-name-twin!

 

[emilina22]

i will for sure without a doubt be changing my last name to M''s, i feel thats its something that comes along with being married, that makes is so much more real, and i feel that its the start of our family (even if he is carrying on his last name), its nice to know that wew will be mr. & mrs S.

but just cause i will be changing my name doesnt mean i wont be a C any more, and im pretty sure our kids will definetly have traits from my side that will be eveident that they are C''s as well.

(C and S are the first letters of our last names...just so there arent any confusions....

)

 

[honey22]

Yep!! If I don''t become Mrs Fennell soon I will explode!!

 

[Laila619]

YES, I can''t wait to change my name to his! I''m very traditional that way, and plus I just love his last name; it''s so much easier to spell than mine. I think his name sounds nice with my first name. My fiance would be upset if I didn''t change it, but I am happy to do so.

 

[ringless]

Yes, I have an idea of what our monogrammed towels will look like I want a door knocker and welcome mat with our initial too! lol I can't wait to be a Mrs. B!

 

[ladypirate]

So yesterday we recieved some mail addressed to "Liz & Kris HisLast". For some background, we belong to a wine club and usually get our shipments addressed to "Liz MyLast & Kris HisLast". While part of me thought it was kind of sweet, another part was kind of annoyed. Even if we were married and I just hadn''t changed my name, what gives them the right to do that?

It sort of brought the whole name changing thing back into the spotlight and we ended up talking about it last night. While I''m still confused, it did make me feel better that he was really open to some alternative ideas that I hadn''t thought he would be, like both adding my last name as a second middle, or changing both of our last names to something new. He even said he''d take my name if it really meant that much to me, but that he was worried that his name would be really common then, whereas it''s unusual now.

I still don''t know what I''ll end up doing, but I loved that he was so open to non-traditional ideas. The only thing that is really important to him (and to me as well) is that we share a last name, because he wants it to be very apparent to everyone that we''re a family (awww).

 

[Anna0499]

Date: 6/17/2008 12:45:04 PM
Author: ladypirate
So yesterday we recieved some mail addressed to ''Liz & Kris HisLast''. For some background, we belong to a wine club and usually get our shipments addressed to ''Liz MyLast & Kris HisLast''. While part of me thought it was kind of sweet, another part was kind of annoyed. Even if we were married and I just hadn''t changed my name, what gives them the right to do that?

It sort of brought the whole name changing thing back into the spotlight and we ended up talking about it last night. While I''m still confused, it did make me feel better that he was really open to some alternative ideas that I hadn''t thought he would be, like both adding my last name as a second middle, or changing both of our last names to something new. He even said he''d take my name if it really meant that much to me, but that he was worried that his name would be really common then, whereas it''s unusual now.

I still don''t know what I''ll end up doing, but I loved that he was so open to non-traditional ideas. The only thing that is really important to him (and to me as well) is that we share a last name, because he wants it to be very apparent to everyone that we''re a family (awww).

I think that is AWESOME! I think a lot of people who are against name-changing feel that way because it just seems assumed, like in your wine club scenario. It''s very sweet that your FI is so open to ideas and wants you to be happy first and foremost.

 

[ladypirate]

Date: 6/17/2008 1:00:02 PM
Author: Anna0499

Date: 6/17/2008 12:45:04 PM
Author: ladypirate
So yesterday we recieved some mail addressed to ''Liz & Kris HisLast''. For some background, we belong to a wine club and usually get our shipments addressed to ''Liz MyLast & Kris HisLast''. While part of me thought it was kind of sweet, another part was kind of annoyed. Even if we were married and I just hadn''t changed my name, what gives them the right to do that?

It sort of brought the whole name changing thing back into the spotlight and we ended up talking about it last night. While I''m still confused, it did make me feel better that he was really open to some alternative ideas that I hadn''t thought he would be, like both adding my last name as a second middle, or changing both of our last names to something new. He even said he''d take my name if it really meant that much to me, but that he was worried that his name would be really common then, whereas it''s unusual now.

I still don''t know what I''ll end up doing, but I loved that he was so open to non-traditional ideas. The only thing that is really important to him (and to me as well) is that we share a last name, because he wants it to be very apparent to everyone that we''re a family (awww).

I think that is AWESOME! I think a lot of people who are against name-changing feel that way because it just seems assumed, like in your wine club scenario. It''s very sweet that your FI is so open to ideas and wants you to be happy first and foremost.

Thanks Anna! He''s not my FI yet, but I am super lucky to have him.

Gee, now you made me get all mushy!

 

[brazen_irish_hussy]

Date: 6/17/2008 2:27:55 PM
Author: ladypirate

Date: 6/17/2008 1:00:02 PM
Author: Anna0499

Date: 6/17/2008 12:45:04 PM
Author: ladypirate
So yesterday we recieved some mail addressed to ''Liz & Kris HisLast''. For some background, we belong to a wine club and usually get our shipments addressed to ''Liz MyLast & Kris HisLast''. While part of me thought it was kind of sweet, another part was kind of annoyed. Even if we were married and I just hadn''t changed my name, what gives them the right to do that?

It sort of brought the whole name changing thing back into the spotlight and we ended up talking about it last night. While I''m still confused, it did make me feel better that he was really open to some alternative ideas that I hadn''t thought he would be, like both adding my last name as a second middle, or changing both of our last names to something new. He even said he''d take my name if it really meant that much to me, but that he was worried that his name would be really common then, whereas it''s unusual now.

I still don''t know what I''ll end up doing, but I loved that he was so open to non-traditional ideas. The only thing that is really important to him (and to me as well) is that we share a last name, because he wants it to be very apparent to everyone that we''re a family (awww).

I think that is AWESOME! I think a lot of people who are against name-changing feel that way because it just seems assumed, like in your wine club scenario. It''s very sweet that your FI is so open to ideas and wants you to be happy first and foremost.

Thanks Anna! He''s not my FI yet, but I am super lucky to have him.

Gee, now you made me get all mushy!

To me, this is femminism. Not keeping or discarding a name, but having the option of doing what you are both really comfortable with without the assumption that the woman is the one who has to change for sake of marriage.

 

[Delster]

^^^ ditto ^^^

 

[Ifellinlovewithmybestfriend]

Without a doubt! Can''t wait to become Mrs. W!

 

[Itgirl76]

I absolutely will I absolutely love him

I am pretty excited my name with his first name sounds pretty good. My last fiance I absolutely did not want to take his name...that is probably why he is my ex