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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you have kids that have your DH's last name?  Often, majority rules.  So if 3 of the 4 people have your DH's last name, that's how everyone will refer to you.

I know plenty of people who have not changed their name.  Zero of those women have given their last name to their children and 100% of them have given their kids their DH's last name.  That's a little weird to me, but whateer[/quote]

I kept my name because I couldn't even imagine changing it at the age I married (early 30s). My family is from a culture where women do not change names, though I was born here. Name changing is not a tradition I like.

I don't have a problem with friends changing their names but I admit it always surprises me. Most of my friends and colleagues did NOT change their names and so, in my circles, it stands out when someone does.

I have zero problem with cards being addressed to The Husband Last names. And zero problem with kids or teachers addressing me as Mrs Husband Last name. I can understand that something is a common and a tradition and not want to do it myself.

Re: kids, the US doesn't typically do two last names, hyphenated or not. Sure you CAN, but it seems so long and clunky here. In other cultures where people are accustomed to two last names, I would feel differently.[/quote]

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