The only thing a girl should change for a guy, is her last name. amirite?

What about her Facebook relationship status? That's fundamental.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

true that, but i meant looks/personality wise.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Then I agree with you, this one time a girl became vegetarian just because I was, and I found out after we broke up and I was like ":/"

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Bigger boobs are a plus.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

haha I'm assuming this is for lolzzzz

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No I'm serious, why would I joke about big boobs?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

i don't even think she should take his name.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

And why not?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm a different person, but I'm guessing the reason why is because the reason a woman took a mans name was because she belonged to him, in the sense of property. It was a way of showing that the girl no longer belonged to her dad, but the men. It's degrading and sexist for this practice to continue in this age.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

that's exactly why. even the act of the father walking his daughter down the isle- while nice it symbolizes the father 'giving' his daughter to the husband. literally as she was property. it's disgusting.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's not like that anymore... Things were different back in the day.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

yes, but it still symbolizes something disgusting. i mean, marriage is a beautiful thing- two people dedicating their lives to each other, but some of the traditions are ancient- and with them comes ancient morals.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Oh okay. Well I guess it just depends on the person. I personally don't think it means that anymore. When I do eventually get married I know I dont "own" her... ya know?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

yeah- i know what you mean. most marriages are equal ones these days, anyway.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

But that's what the whole ceremony is! The dad giving his daughter away... I think it should be updated at least a little bit. Maybe have both parents walk her down the isle or have the two getting married switch their last names (okay that's a dumb idea, but you know what I mean?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I know what you mean... but I dunno. Lol.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

in a way, i agree with that.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Women are property, what are you talking about? Now go make me a sandwich.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

http://www.amirite.net/211207 I thought it was relevent.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

BROSKI. you don't even know. this is what i've always planned to do if i ever got married. you're cooler than everyone.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Thanks. I might even do it too because I don't really like my last name but it would be easy to combine with another one. I think that hyphenated names are cumbersome and annoying.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

i always liked the idea of getting to start your own clan of family. it's like you're the founder of generations of awesome to come.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yeah that's one of the best things about it! The problem is that if it becomes a trend, then your kids will combine that name with their spouses name so it will have only lasted one generation :/

by Anonymous 13 years ago

She might also want to tone down her "girls night out flirting" face.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

And her tits.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well, she doesn't even need to change that. You don't /have/ to change anything for a man. If you are yourself, and he loves you, he loves YOU, not your body. Although, if you have a guy who loves you both, it's always a plus. ;)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Looks like someone used an, inappropriate comma.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

(G. Nazi): Inappropriate comma sounds weird, unless it's a naughty comma. haha I would have used the word unnecessary :P

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I wouldn't mind this amirite if it weren't for the majority of women trying to change their boyfriend. If you don't like the person don't be with them. trying to change someone is like trying to make a banana into an orange, they are who they are, take it or leave it, imo.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Exactly. It's almost a double standard that girls can try to change their boyfirend all they want, but it's not okay for a guy to try to change even the smallest thing about his girlfriend.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

In this day and age taking his name isn't a sign that he owns you, it's a sign of oneness between you. Not everything is about women being degraded at every turn.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

thank you. These women are ridiculous.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Exactly; I took my husband's name because I want my family to be a unit in every way. It was my choice and I don't feel the slightest bit degraded by it. I suspect many of these contemptuous women will feel the same way when they meet someone they want to marry.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I agree with the family being one unit thing and so I will make the guy take my last name. Haha.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Rowanne, good on you, I agree 100%. Those saying 'it doesn't symbolise that anymore', well WHY then, is it only ever the woman taking the man's name? Never the man taking the woman's name. It's completely disgusting that some people are deluded enough to believe taking a man's name is 'just how it is' and means 'unity'. I'd be much more happy to accept this name changing if it was a two way street, but no, of course it isn't. And don't bother replying to this post if you're not going to give me a valid reason as to why the man never takes the woman's name. See if you can. And don't throw the 'because it's tradition' card at me. /RANT

by Anonymous 13 years ago

most people nowadays get their last names combined. if you don't want to take his last name, you don't have to. it's just a sign of how you are becoming one, and leaving your old family to create a new one.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I don't think that "most people" do that. The vast majority of people who I've met do not have hyphonated surnames.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

you're right, not most, but a lot. still i dont get why people are getting all sensitive about this.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I don't get it either. If a girl wants to keep her last name, then that's her choice and there's no problem with that. Same goes for if a girl wants to take her husbands name. No need for the neo-femenist propaganda and trying to make that choice for someone else.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Julie Elizabeth Lawson sounds good to me. I couldn't imagine my name being any other way. Julie Elizabeth Jones? Hmmm.. no.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I hate how this post implies that women have to change their names. Women shouldn't be required to abide by old sexist traditions (if they don't willingly choose to do so). Also, there are plenty of cases where it might be advisable for a girl to change herself, at least personality wise. Just because she's female doesn't make her perfect. That's just another kind of sexism. Think about it, there are plenty of circumstances where you'd want a guy to correct his flaws. Why shouldn't the same be true of girls?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

(Your+name+(optional)): Exactly! That's a part of love, changing yourself to suit the other person, I'm not talking about huge personality changes here, just small ones, like not leaving laundry on the floor and other things that you change so living with another person is easier.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Grr. Unnecessary comma.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

wow. Can't imagine what would happen if I spelled something wrong

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I believe it would be something like this: http://www.amirite.net/318744/505505

by Anonymous 13 years ago

How about taking a woman's surname! My last name rocks I'm not changing it and if we fight about it we will just create a brand new surname together!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I like you

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I don't think switching last names is a dumb idea :). It's much better than the current system. And I completely agree about the whole dad walking her down the isle thing. Excuse me, the last time I checked, my MOTHER was the one who went through the 9 months of hell carrying me in her stomach, it was my mother that went through the agony of childbirth and brought me into this world. It was my mother that stayed off work and looked after me, and it was my mother that took me to school everyday and fed me. If anyone is going to have the right to 'give me away' then it's her, and it's a complete injustice on the part of women that she doesn't. But you know, that's just 'how it is' to you guys who don't care enough to question ancient, sexist traditions :).

by Anonymous 13 years ago