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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What a fascinating thread.  I live in the Midwest and everyone takes their husbands name.  Never knew this was a thing outside the medical profession.[/quote]

If you really think about it, it's pretty archaic. Either way it's only up to the woman and a personal choice.[/quote]

I changed my name and I live in DC and am a successful professional. While the origins might be archaic (much like the origins of marriage and many other societal norms are archaic) there is nothing gained by disparaging the choice of other women.

This is an old thread someone revived for no reason and I believe I posted way back in the day when it was first posted, but I changed my name because I grew up in a household where I was the only person with my last name. I was the only child from a previous marriage and my mother changed her name again when she remarried. I really hated that experience and wanted to raise my children in a household where we all shared a name. My husband told me he'd consider changing his if I asked but I didn't really care so I went with what was easiest. To frame that type of perfectly logical non-misogynistic choice as archaic is very insulting to many women. [/quote]

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