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From: vicki@mathcs.emory.edu (Vicki Powers)
Newsgroups: soc.feminism
Subject: Re: Name Change Upon Marriage?
Keywords: marriage names
Message-ID: <6238@emory.mathcs.emory.edu>
Date: 17 Aug 90 00:47:42 GMT
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In article <1157@tahoma.UUCP>, bcstec!tahoma!kgf2173@uunet.uu.net (Kerry G. Forschler) writes:
> I'm interested in women's opinions about changing names when they
> are married.  
> 
I did not change my name when I married.  My name is part of me, I can't
imagine changing it (nor could my husband - he would have protested if
I had wanted to change my name).  I haven't had too many problems - we
did have trouble filing joint tax returns until this year.  Finally this 
year they changed the forms to allow different last names.

By the way, our daughter (who is 3 weeks old today!) has my last name.  We
couldn't decide which name to use, finally we decided (in the middle of labor)
that a girl would get my name and a boy his name.  This has certainly raised
eyebrows, especially among my husband's relatives. 

  Vicki

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