In marriage, do you believe that the woman should take the mans name?

[Gemma]

Your opinion?

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[Special]

yeah because its been like that for 100's of years why change now

[dbgtz]

yeah it shows a symbol of unity

[Nikki]

i know alot of women are against it now, i personally dont see a problem with it, its a traditional part of marriages.

[Caution]

Yeah, that's how it's always been done.

[alexxxxx]

it's up to choice, i know some people who've gotten married and kept their names. and others who've barreled them.

[Hollie]

well obviously most people do, but i dont see a problem with it not being, and also, why cant the man change his name to the womans?

[Wig44.]

It's a tradition that should be upheld in my opinion. At least if some feminists speak out against this we will actually know they are still alive!

[Grig]

I think if the woman feels strongly against it, then maybe not because say I married someone and my surname is quite long and hard to pronounce, she may not want to take it etc.

[Metric1]

it complicates things when BOTH of your parents have hyphenated last names. Technically I can have my choice of four (4) last names. I believe she should.. or she should hyphenate it.