I chose my husband. I did not have any say in who my father was. Why would keeping my father’s name be better than my husbands? If a woman wanted to truly express an independent identity she might choose a completely different name, or no last name at all.
Personally, I was proud of my choice of spouse and happy to to have a family with his, now “our” name on it.
Very eloquently stated.
Live our response and agree. Well expressed!