i totally agree, CD. gabz, your name isn't really hyphenated in the sense that people are meaning on this thread. someone with a hyphenated last name USES IT ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS. you have an oddball quirk on a few documents is all. i totally agree with xenalyte, hyphenation is obnoxious. and xskids rag on it when they see hyphenated names on the backs of opposing teams hockey jerseys too! a number of my female friends are doctors and lawyers. they all took their husbands name. and they are, to a woman, strong and self-sufficient.
Thank you.