[mplsconservative]

"So in your PUBLIC LIFE you had chosen to disrespect your husband?

Mama, don't let your cowboys grow up to be p-whipped!"

Hey newbie,

My husband appreciates the years and hard work I put into my accomplishments. He is in no way p-whipped as you so eloquently put it.

It's called acknowledgment that one has done well for themselves and realized their goals through a lot of hard work.

Geez, you consider my choice to hyphenate my name a PUBLIC display of DISRESPECT for my husband? (Your caps)

I'm very conservative and consider your remarks to be outrageous. You're not a flamer from DU, are you?

[Bushforlife]

You yourself pointed out that your main motivation for not taking your husbands' name in your professional life was that you wanted to impress others. Apparently, that means a lot to you.

A conservative believes that you don't change hundreds of years of tradition, and a system that works, in order to be fashionable or to impress others.

The only thing outrageous here is that instead of responding logically to the discussion, you chose to resort to name-calling ["newbie"] and accusations about DU. I guess your view is that anytime there's a disagreement then the person who has been here longer must be right?

You can pose as a conservative, but the fact remains that you choose to ignore a tradition followed by generations, and to do so to further your professional reputation. Kind of like saying Happy Holidays in public, but Merry Christmas at home. God forbid that you should have to explain that you now have a married name; that kind of old fashioned retro thinking could hurt you in certain professional circles, I guess.

[closet freeper]

You go, girl.

I am a single, professional female. A scientist. I have published extensively (well, for the stage I'm at in my career, anyway) under my maiden name. I've done well enough that my name is recognized within my field, at least among those working on a similar problem. If and when I marry, I will keep my maiden name because I dislike hyphenation. To hell with anyone who has a problem with it.