[LizardQueen]

It came from my dad, but it's still *my* name - the combo of my first and last name (inherited from my father) I carried for 30 years.

I guess I'm not getting what your issue is. Yes, my husbands name is a guys name too, but that wasn't the one given to me at birth, the one that was in danger of dying out completely until my cousin had sons, all reasons why I kept my birth name.

LQ

[cubreporter]

Well, it's just that so many women "refuse" to take their husband's name like it is a bad thing or something. That's not why you kept yours. That's good. Whatever makes one happy I guess is what they should do.