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

[LoveToStack]

She should be taking more than his name if you know what I'm saying.

[Niall!]

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

Because us radical feminists should not be expected to take on some man pigs name!

WE'RE HERE, WE'RE QUEER

Oh wait. Wrong slogan.

[TheEclipse]

No, I don't think so. I wouldn't mind, but only if the name doesn't sound completely stupid/bad with my first name. I would ask my fiancee to take my first name, or perhaps we come up with a third totally different name that is ours so both of our names change. Or, I keep my own name, he keeps his, no hyphenating, and the kids can have one of our surnames. I don't really like hyphens because of the reasons mentioned by other people. Unless they do what I wrote in a fantasy novel once where everyone has two surnames and when you're married you keep your own name and the kids have one name from each of you.

[Faboosh]

I don't particularly think that it should have to be the woman that has to change her name but I agree that both partners should have the same last name, It shows that they are united.

[Shar]

I don't particularly think that it should have to be the woman that has to change her name but I agree that both partners should have the same last name, It shows that they are united.

I agree with this
But personally I don't want to change my name, but idk I might end up doing it anyway.

[HotelUser]

I think whatever floats your boat is fine. Personally I would like my spouse and I to have the same last name. If she really wanted to keep her last name I don't mind taking it, or getting a hyphenated name.

[Nicola]

I wouldn't mind changing my last name although I do like it.

I agree with what Faboosh said about having the same last name shows that you're united.

[kuzkasate]

I think they should, cos its almost a commitment in some way. But then again, if the husbands surname is something like "fathead" then I dont think anyone would wanna take a surname like that.

[Mathew]

It's a matter of what the couple think together rather than whether it "should" happen or not.
Personally, for traditions sake, I do think the woman should take the man's surname unless either person feels strongly against it.

[dirrty]

well in my case where my last name is double-barrelled, yes she should. would be effort when it came to deciding what our children's last name would be unless she was willing for her surname to be their middle name or just exclude hers completely.