More Men Taking Women’s Last Names
According to this article, a lot more men are taking the last name of their wives. Some take the name in a traditional sense by moving their original surname to a middle name. Some are hyphenating, and a third option for some couples is to combine the names for a new original name that both people can take.
I have to say that I don’t understand this trend. I can understand a woman not wanting to take a name and change her identity. I understand why some traditionalist women (my wife included) wanted to take the name. What I don’t understand is a man wanting to take a new name. I wouldn’t be willing to do it.
So as not to be considered a complete and total hypocrite, I left the decision in our marriage solely up to Jen. I wasn’t pushing her to take my name if she didn’t want to take it. Obviously, that felt like the natural response to me and something of a concession that the tradition is sexist.
But changing my last name? Not a chance. Call me a chauvinist if you must, but I don’t get it.
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Taking your wife’s name makes you a giant-douche!
I don’t know. Mike Alba has a really nice ring to it.
Now there is some logic that I really can’t argue with.
meh. I told Shannon the same thing, I don’t care if she takes my name or not but there is NO EMM EFFING WAY i’m going from Kevin Latanich to Kevin Wozniak. I mean maybe if her last name was Ninja or something…