[M. Thatcher]

I find it odd that someone will get a divorce and then retain the last name of the man they divorced.

Not odd; practical. My two kids had his surname, and I had established a decade and a half professional reputation. Besides, the name I divorced was "Stupid F#cking B#tch," his name for me during the marriage. That, I got rid of when I booted the jerk. Don't miss it, or him.

[HairOfTheDog]

Heh.... Your FR handle reminds me of the other reason to keep a maiden name as at least a middle name. If I had famous lineage, if I were a Thatcher or a Reagan or a Rockefeller, or even a Kennedy, I think I would want to hang on to that tie, and not let the name die just because I was a girl.