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

[Gibs960]

Some people say it shows unity like said in this thread but I don't know, I wouldn't force my wife (If I ever have a wife) to change her name to mine.

[Angel-Light]

Personally I would take up the husband's name and not have barrelled as my surname is already 10 letters long

Overall though I think it would really be a personal thing though everybody I know who has got married has taken the husband's name

[Soy]

yes. I do.

[karter]

Women should but i dont think children should keep the name of fathers only.

[-:Undertaker:-]

A woman should take the mans name and then get back to her ironing.

[HotelUser]

A woman should take the mans name and then get back to her ironing.

I thought that was a completely unnecessary remark in a previously perfectly fine thread.

[-:Undertaker:-]

I thought that was a completely unnecessary remark in a previously perfectly fine thread.

Give the political correctness a rest, its a joke in a laid back thread.
I knew i'd get a avid PC response from someone, which was partly why I included it in my post.

[HotelUser]

Give the political correctness a rest, its a joke in a laid back thread.
I knew i'd get a avid PC response from someone, which was partly why I included it in my post.

I don't mean anything bad against you Danny, it just sort of irritates me that we can't keep that stuff to the spam section, I wouldn't like HxF if everyone didn't act like the young adults most people here really are, but because of that this usually isn't even an issue

[,Lexiilu]

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.

i actually barely understand that atm

anyways i think i probably would unless he had an awful surname. i most likely wouldn't hyphenate my name as my surname is seven letters already, but if i really wanted to then i might. i dont know anyone who hasnt taken their husband's last name.

i had a teacher who got married while i was young and she was still subbing for us sometimes and she got married and her new name is Mrs. Kim Friends. ew.

[Narnat,]

i know this might sound really stupid and weird but like ive always imagened a family getting married and picking there own last name neither taking from the woman or man's sir name. because my mum has always said to me that were her family but I often think but your mum and dad are your family aswell but she always says thats wrong that were her family now. It's complicated to explain but yeah