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- From: webers@stein.u.washington.edu (Sandra Weber)
- Newsgroups: soc.couples
- Subject: Re: A Question...
- Date: 22 Jan 1993 21:40:18 GMT
- Organization: University of Washington
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- pezzillo@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Amy J. Pezzillo) writes:
-
- >Here's a question that I'd like people's opinions on: What do you
- >think about the practice of a woman taking the man's last name when
- >they get married?
-
- Personally, it would depend on the guy's last name...my current SOs last
- name is pretty interesting, and mine's pretty boring in comparison, so I
- wouldn't mind taking his at all. I would definitely like to know that he
- would be willing to change his last name, too, though. I wouldn't want to take
- a name purely out of sexist tradition, though if I don't mind, it definitely is
- the path of least resistance...my ex-SO's last name was Smith...there would
- definitely have been at least one discussion about what name(s?) to take, had
- we decided to get married.
-
- Actually, the more I think about it, the more the idea of my husband not
- being willing to change his name also, when I'm expected to, leaves me cold.
-