And?
Posted on 02/04/2020 4:12:18 PM PST by ConservativeStatement
Seven in 10 women think there is a societal pressure for women to become subordinate by taking their husband’s last name after getting married.
That’s not all — another element of marriage that makes women feel stifled is the joint bank account.
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No complaints about her seat at the table.
When my wife, Nicole, and I got married, she liked changing her name. Her maiden name is Macaluso, an Italian name that too many Americans can’t pronounce and/or spell correctly. Almost all Americans have heard of Collins.
And?
I changed my name gladly. No pressure at all.
Well, if I ever get married, I believe I can enthusiastically accommodate her desire for us to have separate account. No telling how much money in a joint account would wind up in shoes when it really needs to be used to pay off a large bill.
I readily gave mine up also....for the same reason.
All that I am
All that I have
All that I will be is yours
For as long as we both may live
I remember the words from 39 years ago
What happens when two people with two hyphenated last names get married? Do they both get FOUR NAMES? Then, do their kids get eight names when they get married to another four-name person?
Before long we’ll all look like Spaniards.
Small irony for me is that my husband and I already had the same last name when we met...and no, we are not related.
Subordinate? I think not. I am proud to take hubby’s last name. But hubby and I have joint accounts, and each a seperate account. Not a big deal.
Nice. All I remember is “I do.” 36 years for us.
...another element of marriage that makes women feel stifled is the joint bank account.
I would think as many men would feel pressure to get a joint bank account as women.
I’m a woman. When my daughter was engaged she asked me if I though she should take her husband’s name. I said yes, they were becoming one family and in our society, taking the man’s name is traditional. I told her if she kept her maiden name, either their kids would either be stuck with hyphenated names, or her husband and kids would have one last name and she would have another, which is confusing for kids and for other people.
Same with my maternal grandparents.
Did they ask Mrs. Titsworth or Mrs. Glasscock how they felt about changing their names?
Keep them separate if you want. Just don’t hyphen them, that is stupid.
For your interest.
with all the hype lately about changing genders people are going to start b*tching about changing last names...
fidiots...
Same last name... Is this an American thing? British? I have some Italian friends who don’t have the same name... Say it isn’t done over there.
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