If your future/present wife refused to take on your last name, would you care?

[Kelvrick]

Wouldn't mind. Her first name kinda rhymes with my last name and it'd be weird.

If we had kids, I'd probably call them bastards when they're old enough to realize I'm joking with them. I'd also refer to them as bastards when talking to others about them.

 

[Xyclone]

Yeah, couples should have the same last names.

 

[jumpr]

Originally posted by: Kelvrick
Wouldn't mind. Her first name kinda rhymes with my last name and it'd be weird.

If we had kids, I'd probably call them bastards when they're old enough to realize I'm joking with them. I'd also refer to them as bastards when talking to others about them.

What ever happened to the monkey dance? 🙁

 

[imported_LoKe]

She's the one who'd have to live with it for the rest of her life; she should be able to pick.

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: DaTT

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: DaTT

Originally posted by: moshquerade
i like my last name, it stays 😀

Whats you last name?

it's a famous one. that's all i'm sayin.

Does that mean you're famous?

mmmmmaybe, or related to

ohhh are you ted kennedy's daughter?

hells no

a politician, an actor/actress, author, director, someone else in hollywood?
huh?huh?
lol

 

[dawnbug]

I was posting in a teacher forum and this topic came up, mostly in the light of what to do in the classroom if you get married and your name changes in the middle of the year. The first reply was some guy trying to tell the girl that there was no good reason to not keep her maiden name and that he was happy that his wife didn't change her name... This thread made me think of that. The girl really wasn't convinced by the guy, and I wasn't either.

I think that when a couple gets married, a common last name kind of signifies the family status of the couple. Hyphenated last names are alright, too. And I don't really care if some other woman wants to keep her last name, but I don't think I will.

 

[DaTT]

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: DaTT

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: DaTT

Originally posted by: moshquerade
i like my last name, it stays 😀

Whats you last name?

it's a famous one. that's all i'm sayin.

Does that mean you're famous?

mmmmmaybe, or related to

ohhh are you ted kennedy's daughter?

hells no

a politician, an actor/actress, author, director, someone else in hollywood?
huh?huh?
lol

She told me she is related to the great king Tut.

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: Xyclone
Yeah, couples should have the same last names.

Any particular reason?

 

[GT1999]

I find it frustrating as I'm in this situation (or will be, shall we say). I don't think it's fair that women get to keep this diamond-ring theory which has historical held true, and at the same time gain more power (eg, not changing their last names). Of course, if you truly love the person, it won't matter, but I don't think it's extremely fair.

 

[jumpr]

Originally posted by: Geekish Thoughts
I find it frustrating as I'm in this situation (or will be, shall we say). I don't think it's fair that women get to keep this diamond-ring theory which has historical held true, and at the same time gain more power (eg, not changing their last names). Of course, if you truly love the person, it won't matter, but I don't think it's extremely fair.

So you think your wife should submit to your whims because you paid for a diamond ring?

😕

 

[GT1999]

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: Geekish Thoughts
I find it frustrating as I'm in this situation (or will be, shall we say). I don't think it's fair that women get to keep this diamond-ring theory which has historical held true, and at the same time gain more power (eg, not changing their last names). Of course, if you truly love the person, it won't matter, but I don't think it's extremely fair.

So you think your wife should submit to your whims because you paid for a diamond ring?

😕

Uhm, no. They're called traditions. It isn't fair for one side to have to comply and not the other.

Anyone who thinks otherwise is bending over to feminism, IMHO.

Have fun being on a chain the rest of your life. 😉

 

[Geekbabe]

I took my husband's last name and changed my name on all documents accordingly.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Geekbabe
I took my husband's last name and changed my name on all documents accordingly.

your last name is Dawn? 😉

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Geekish Thoughts

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: Geekish Thoughts
I find it frustrating as I'm in this situation (or will be, shall we say). I don't think it's fair that women get to keep this diamond-ring theory which has historical held true, and at the same time gain more power (eg, not changing their last names). Of course, if you truly love the person, it won't matter, but I don't think it's extremely fair.

So you think your wife should submit to your whims because you paid for a diamond ring?

😕

Uhm, no. They're called traditions. It isn't fair for one side to have to comply and not the other.

Anyone who thinks otherwise is bending over to feminism, IMHO.

Have fun being on a chain the rest of your life. 😉

are you married?

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: Kelvrick
Wouldn't mind. Her first name kinda rhymes with my last name and it'd be weird.

If we had kids, I'd probably call them bastards when they're old enough to realize I'm joking with them. I'd also refer to them as bastards when talking to others about them.

What ever happened to the monkey dance? 🙁

Eh? You just noticed now? I haven't done it in what must have been a year. I forgot why I stopped though. Every once in a special while, I'll do one, but thats it!

 

[talyn00]

so whose last name will the kids take?

 

[DaTT]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Geekish Thoughts

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: Geekish Thoughts
I find it frustrating as I'm in this situation (or will be, shall we say). I don't think it's fair that women get to keep this diamond-ring theory which has historical held true, and at the same time gain more power (eg, not changing their last names). Of course, if you truly love the person, it won't matter, but I don't think it's extremely fair.

So you think your wife should submit to your whims because you paid for a diamond ring?

😕

Uhm, no. They're called traditions. It isn't fair for one side to have to comply and not the other.

Anyone who thinks otherwise is bending over to feminism, IMHO.

Have fun being on a chain the rest of your life. 😉

are you married?

Are you?

 

[BW86]

Originally posted by: alexjohnson16
Hell yes I would.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: DaTT

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Geekish Thoughts

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: Geekish Thoughts
I find it frustrating as I'm in this situation (or will be, shall we say). I don't think it's fair that women get to keep this diamond-ring theory which has historical held true, and at the same time gain more power (eg, not changing their last names). Of course, if you truly love the person, it won't matter, but I don't think it's extremely fair.

So you think your wife should submit to your whims because you paid for a diamond ring?

😕

Uhm, no. They're called traditions. It isn't fair for one side to have to comply and not the other.

Anyone who thinks otherwise is bending over to feminism, IMHO.

Have fun being on a chain the rest of your life. 😉

are you married?

Are you?

nope

 

[jumpr]

Originally posted by: Geekish Thoughts
Anyone who thinks otherwise is bending over to feminism, IMHO.

While you might prefer a meek little girl who cooks you dinner and says "yes" to everything, I prefer a woman who can think for herself and will tell me so.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: Geekish Thoughts
Anyone who thinks otherwise is bending over to feminism, IMHO.

While you might prefer a meek little girl who cooks you dinner and says "yes" to everything, I prefer a woman who can think for herself and will tell me so.

:thumbsup:

cause someone who is a pushover gets boring fast.

 

[Proletariat]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: Geekish Thoughts
Anyone who thinks otherwise is bending over to feminism, IMHO.

While you might prefer a meek little girl who cooks you dinner and says "yes" to everything, I prefer a woman who can think for herself and will tell me so.

:thumbsup:

cause someone who is a pushover gets boring fast.

Not really thats what every man wants.

Why do you think so many American men marry Asian women 🙂

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Proletariat

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: Geekish Thoughts
Anyone who thinks otherwise is bending over to feminism, IMHO.

While you might prefer a meek little girl who cooks you dinner and says "yes" to everything, I prefer a woman who can think for herself and will tell me so.

:thumbsup:

cause someone who is a pushover gets boring fast.

Not really thats what every man wants.

Why do you think so many American men marry Asian women 🙂

i really wouldn't want a subservient guy.

 

[AaronB]

I mean this in jest but my first thought is that if I have to follow some ridiculous tradition of giving her an expensive shiny trinket to stick on her finger when we get engaged then hell yes, she has to follow the equally ridiculous tradition of taking my last name.

 

[Proletariat]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Proletariat

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: Geekish Thoughts
Anyone who thinks otherwise is bending over to feminism, IMHO.

While you might prefer a meek little girl who cooks you dinner and says "yes" to everything, I prefer a woman who can think for herself and will tell me so.

:thumbsup:

cause someone who is a pushover gets boring fast.

Not really thats what every man wants.

Why do you think so many American men marry Asian women 🙂

i really wouldn't want a subservient guy.

but that doesnt really matter because your smaller and weaker