When a woman marries should she take her husband's name?
There is a modern trend for a woman to retain their own last name or hyphenate it with their husband's.
Posted By Perdie on September 20, 2007
While I don't have a problem with a woman taking her husband's name, I f...
Posted By Jess on September 25, 2007
If a man is good enough for her to marry, the woman should honor him by taking his name.
What's in a name? What harm is there in recognizing the name she grew up with?
While I don't have a problem with a woman taking her husband's name, I find it offensive that ..
-- Posted By Jess on September 25, 2007she would do it to "honor" him. There are various, personal, reasons to do so, but I doubt many would cite "honor" as one of them. If it's about honor, then why don't men change their names to the woman's? . Also, it's a pain to change all your bills and identification to your new name. .
I agree. I don't see anything wrong with it, but I also don't see any reason why it should be a problem if someone wanted to keep their last name. A rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.

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