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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As the title says: I'm getting married in a few days in it hasn't crossed my mind to keep my surname. We're going to start a family and I'd love all of us to have the same surname, as we're playing for the same team. My soon to be husband is ecstatic as well that I'm taking his surname. I was aware that women with fancy careers or with research published under their names kept their surnames at higher rates as they had build a name under their maiden surname. However, I started noticing a similar trend among women with less public careers and even homemakers who I know for a fact are married. I can't imagine having a different surname than my children, but it looks like some women see nothing wrong with this. Is there a reason for this? Doesn't it cause problems the road? Just asking out of curiosity.[/quote]

In the distant past everyone changed their name.  In the late 80s and 90s most professional women did not change their name.  Sometime in the early 2000/2010s the trend went back to changing names.  I think the trend is very much to change the name.  At a big law firm and almost every married female associate changing name.  But there is no wrong or right answer.  Up to you.

I will say DW did not change her name.  I did not and do not care.  Not an issue.  [b]As we had a family it was a pain in the ass that she did not have the same name.  This is over the last  20 years.  Logistically it has screwed up flights , using miles for flights, permission to pick the kids up. [/b]  All can be worked out and I would say less of an issue now that 15 years ago but a giant pain in the ass anyway. DW regretted not changing her name but was too far in to really do anything about it. 
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In what sense did it screw up flights? [/quote]

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