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Why I Changed My Mind About Taking My Husband’s Name
To take or not to take…
“Do or do not. There is no try.”
-Yoda
Actually, nowadays, a couple has options when they get married. They can do the hyphen thing. The husband can take the wife’s name. They can change their last name completely by combining their favourite hobbies and becoming The Gardenknits.
Therefore, a woman taking her husband’s name is no longer the social norm. But for most of my life, I believed that was the only option.
When I got married, I was planning to take my husband's name. It's a tradition I thought I valued. But then as time went by, I changed my mind.
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By Katharine ChanTo take or not to take…
“Do or do not. There is no try.”
-Yoda
Actually, nowadays, a couple has options when they get married. They can do the hyphen thing. The husband can take the wife’s name. They can change their last name completely by combining their favourite hobbies and becoming The Gardenknits.
Therefore, a woman taking her husband’s name is no longer the social norm. But for most of my life, I believed that was the only option.
When I got married, I was planning to take my husband's name. It's a tradition I thought I valued. But then as time went by, I changed my mind.