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Why Don’t More Men Take Their Wife’s Last Name?
The Atlantic ^
| July 25, 2018
| Caroline Kitchner
Posted on 07/25/2018 9:54:57 AM PDT by C19fan
In the run-up to marriage, many couples, particularly those of a more progressive bent, will encounter a problem: What is to be done about the last name?
Some have attempted work-arounds: the Smiths and Taylors who have become Smith-Taylors, Taylor-Smiths, ormore creativeSmilors. But there just isnt always a good, fair option. (While many straight couples fall back on the option of a woman taking her husbands last name, same-sex couples have no analogous default.)
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To: C19fan
Hispanics usually have two last names or “apellidos.” The first surname is their father’s surname (known as the “apellido paterno”), and the second surname is their mother’s maiden name (the “apellido materno”). Some examples:
Juan García Reyes
or
Juan García y Reyes
Carla Rodriguez Calderón
or
Carla Rodriguez y Calderón
http://www.spanish411.net/Spanish-Hispanic-Names.asp
I see nothing wrong with this long standing custom.
To: BenLurkin
Guy’s supposed to be the big spoon?
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posted on
07/25/2018 10:17:26 AM PDT
by
Samurai_Jack
(War is cruelty, there is no use trying to reform it; the crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.)
To: C19fan
Take my wife...please!
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posted on
07/25/2018 10:17:28 AM PDT
by
ETL
(Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
To: Olog-hai
In that regard, it’s interesting that “Madison” is a popular name for a girl technically, it comes from being “Matthew’s son”
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posted on
07/25/2018 10:18:59 AM PDT
by
mikrofon
(Humpday BUMPty)
To: C19fan
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posted on
07/25/2018 10:20:37 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: C19fan
same-sex couples have no analogous default Same sex "couples" need to quit dedicating their lives to perversion and delusion.
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posted on
07/25/2018 10:22:02 AM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: C19fan
Why Dont More Men Wear Their Wife’s Underwear?
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posted on
07/25/2018 10:22:04 AM PDT
by
ETL
(Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
To: bk1000
Empress Maria-Theresa Hapsburg married Charles of Lorraine. There were no males. The continued line became known as Hapsburg-Lorraine.
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posted on
07/25/2018 10:23:40 AM PDT
by
C19fan
To: Conan the Librarian
They’re setting their daughter up for failure.
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posted on
07/25/2018 10:23:44 AM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
To: Delta 21
Thank you for the simplest answer. Either marry your husband or not - the hyphens and different last names drive me nuts.
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posted on
07/25/2018 10:27:11 AM PDT
by
GnuThere
To: C19fan
Korea doesnt even have this type of thing. Everyone keep their name.
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posted on
07/25/2018 10:28:39 AM PDT
by
napscoordinator
(Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
To: C19fan
The only time it’s justified in my opinion is when the man just has a crappy last name.
To: mikrofon
So is “Kelly”, which was originally masculine and has the meaning of “bright-headed” or “warrior” and later euphemistically meant “churchgoer” in some locales.
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posted on
07/25/2018 10:30:27 AM PDT
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: C19fan
Duh
Morons
Trying to just eliminate REAL MEN thats all
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posted on
07/25/2018 10:35:37 AM PDT
by
Truthoverpower
(The guvmint you get is the Trump winning express !)
To: ETL; newgeezer
Why Dont More Men Wear Their Wifes Underwear? I accidently did once because she put them in my underware drawer. Boy did she get a beat'n!
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posted on
07/25/2018 10:41:05 AM PDT
by
DungeonMaster
(...the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light...)
To: C19fan
JMHO of course, but WTFF?
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posted on
07/25/2018 10:45:50 AM PDT
by
Rannug
(When you're dead, you're dead. Until then fight with everything you have.)
To: C19fan
Why should a man take his father in law’s name?
To: napscoordinator
In Korea nearly everyone is named Kim.
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posted on
07/25/2018 10:47:50 AM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: C19fan
We all know why. We are just not allowed to say.
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posted on
07/25/2018 10:48:54 AM PDT
by
donna
(Arizona senate: Kelli Ward supports President Trump. McSally is a RINO.)
To: C19fan
The libs just HATE traditions.
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posted on
07/25/2018 10:51:33 AM PDT
by
1Old Pro
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