Originally posted by: SoylentG
OK, I've got two people talking about other cultures that don't take the name of the husband, but guess what...
The culture I live in, and the culture that she's from BOTH have the wife receiving the last name of the husband.
And, as I've said, she's graduating in august, so she'll have 1 year of professional experience when we plan to get married, assuming that she gets a job upon graduation. Frankly, as much as I'd love for her to get a job right out of college, its a limited field, and being a realist I have to say she probably won't get a job for at LEAST a month or two.
So, Marlin, what you're saying that I don't care about a woman because I want to respect a tradition...you my friend are a moron. This is NOT a big deal. Maybe if she had a career and/or lots of contacts, it would be reasonable for her to want to keep her name. However, she has neither of these things, and the only reason she could think of for not wanting my name is because she dislikes it.
I am open to suggestions on combinations of names, we thought of exploring that option this morning. Spankrod is my favorite, but I don't think it'll go over too well... >
To reiterate, I don't think the wife should always take the husband's name. I'm a big beleiver in situational right/wrong. In this situation, I feel that "not liking" my last name is a pretty ****** reason.