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- From: thurlow@convex.com (Robert Thurlow)
- Subject: Re: A Question...
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- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 05:58:06 GMT
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- In <106120@netnews.upenn.edu> 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?
-
- I pretty much expect that my future wife will keep her name, since
- that's what she was raised with, though if she wanted to change her
- name in some way, I would not have a problem with that. The work
- of explaining to people that we are married but have different names
- goes with the territory.
-
- >I know a few men who seem to think it is solely a woman's problem and
- >solely her decision. She has the option of keeping her name or taking
- >his or hyphenating them, but he does not expect to have to do anything
- >at all.
-
- I am not really willing to change my name, or at least my last name;
- I don't really think that the advantages are worth the hassle at this
- point, and I don't think I'm being unfair because I don't expect my
- partner to do anything different.
-
- Rob T
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- Rob Thurlow, thurlow@convex.com
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