Wow. Really surprised by all the folks who are so bothered by this. If I knew about it I might find it unusual at first glance because it's not the norm, but then I wouldn't think twice about it. It certainly isn't an action that would cause me to form an impression of the man or woman's character based off of it.

Is your brother David Gest?

Jack White had a pretty good career. The band was named after DW too. Seriously, who gives a f people?

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Anonymous wrote:It takes a stronger man to buck tradition and take his wife's name than go with the flow and make her change her name.

Great point.

Except that almost no one actually thinks this. Not that great a point, in my view.

So your view is the correct view?

Reading comprehension fail. The point we are debating is how OP's husband's decision will be percieved. I submit that many will judge him negatively for it. Rolling your eyes does not change that fact.

We know a family in which the girls have the mother's last name and the boys have the father's last name. Neither parent needed to change his/her name and both got to pass their names on.

Does your brother have a vagina?