Reasons to Change Your Name After Marriage

• Changing your last name after marriage is still the socially acceptable thing to do, and people will automatically start addressing you as Mrs. Green regardless of whether you have decided to legally change your name or not.
• If you plan on having or do have children it is easier to share a last name as parents then to continuously explain to teachers, doctors, playmates, and other parents that you are indeed married and the mother and father of your child.
• His name may be easier to pronounce than yours, or it just sounds nicer with your first name.
• Some women feel that changing their last name joins them to their husband and makes them a family.
• Booking travel plans, making dinner reservations, and monogramming will be much less complicated if you share a last name with your husband.

Comments

[Recently Married]

Thanks that was great information!

[Jack Ass]

this is very nice. i am changing my name tomorrow.

[Mike]

Thanks, this information really helped my wife and I get started on the difficult task of changing her name

[You should be ashamed]

Things that used to be socially acceptable:

1) Beating your wife
2) Drunk driving
3) Slavery
4) Laws against interracial marriage

What a great reason to do something!

[You should be ashamed]

Things that used to be socially acceptable:

1) Beating your wife
2) Drunk driving
3) Slavery
4) Laws against interracial marriage

What a great reason to do something!

[Anonymous]

Double post more please, it does wonders for your argument.

[Kay]

I don't have a problem with a woman changing her name when marrying (I will be starting the process myself as soon as my copy of the marriage license arrives) but I do resent the implication that changing a name is the *only* socially acceptable thing to do.

Also -- anyone who would change their name solely for a monogram is shallow and materialistic. There are a myriad of emotions, feelings and historical implications to consider in making the decision to change one's name (or not)... being able to own 'a pretty monogrammed champagne glass' is a ridiculous and immature reason to do so. (Besides, one can always monogram things with two initials.)