+383 These days, a wife doesn't take the last name of her husband; they just stick a hyphen between their last names and call it a life, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I don't agree with hypens personally, if I'm going to marry someone I want to share a last name. I don't care if it's mine or his. I think I'm into the traditional thing.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I agree. I'm a female, and not even slightly feminist, but extremely traditional. I think it's disrespectful that women think they don't have to give themselves to their new husband. Marriage is giving your partner every piece of you, being completely dedicated to them. Hyphenation is rude, and like saying "you're a part of my life, but it would still be here without you." That's not what love is about. Love is about making someone your everything, giving them the power to leave you with nothing, and trusting that they won't. When I get married ten years from now, my last name will no longer be O'Donnell. I plan on being my husband's wife.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yay I love these posts!! I hate the hyphen and tend to assume the worst about women who won't fully take their husband's name. My husband, IN AL HONESTY, said to me "If you're going to hyphen your last name, that's a deal breaker" when we got engaged. And he wasn't even kidding.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Sometimes, it's not a standard though. I've had a hyphenated name all my life and I hate that shit. If you hyphenate your name when you get married, don't pass that long ass name to your kid.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well, some hyphenate their name because they want their last name to stay in the family, which I think is cool if you really want that. Personally I REALLY want my boyfriends last name if we ever get married 'cause it's the best last name in the world.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Some people just hyphenate their names because it sounds better, it's not about "giving yourself to your husband" (which is totally sexist, by the way).

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Its not about giving your all to someone. How do explain pre arranged marriages from the past. Its a personal choice, and has nothing to do whether you love someone completely or not.

by Anonymous 13 years ago