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From: maz@ihlpl.att.com (Mary Ann Zeszutko)
Newsgroups: soc.feminism
Subject: Re: Name Change Upon Marriage?
Keywords: marriage names
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Date: 21 Aug 90 14:59:45 GMT
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In article <1157@tahoma.UUCP> bcstec!tahoma!kgf2173@uunet.uu.net (Kerry G. Forschler) writes:
>How do you women feel about changing your name when you're married?

We married June 23, and my name is still the same one I've had all
my life.  I don't get bent out of shape if I'm called "Mrs. Kenny",
but I do tell folks that's not my name.

>What sort of frustrations has it caused you? 

None, so far.  We're moving, and the new lease is in both names.
We're moving out of state, though, and my driver's license and
library card and all of that may be problematic when we go to get
the new ones;  I'm hoping we won't be hassled.

I would have been open to changing to a new name altogether, but
my husband complained that his work wouldn't be recognized as his
if he changed his name.  I told him I had already figured that out.

For social situations, I could go by the societally-expected default,
but my _name_ remains the same.  
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