Last name change

[SgtSplacker]

Just curious to see what the forum thinks about marrying a woman and her not taking your last name.

Personally I think women benefit way more from marriage than men do. So her taking my last name sounds fair to me. The exception would be in the case where the woman contributes just as much or more to the relationship than the man does.

 

[Mike32ct]

I think it's only an issue if you have kids later. It's confusing when the child's parents have different last names. I mean what last name do you give the kids?

But just as a couple, I don't think it's a big deal either way.

 

[Aaron B]

a requirement of a woman being allowed to marry me is that she takes my last name

if she's not a traditional girl, i understand. not getting married and instead living together is not traditional either