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From: garys@bunkerb.UUCP (Gary Samuelson)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Married Names
Message-ID: <248@bunkerb.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 6-Oct-83 11:24:08 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct  6 11:24:08 1983
Date-Received: Fri, 7-Oct-83 07:49:55 EDT
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It is advantageous to have a common married name; for one thing
it makes it obvious that you are married.   Hyphenation tends
toward the ridiculous; besides the fact that it doesn't solve the
problem of what surname the children get.  It is perceived as sexist
that the woman give up her name and take his.  I suggest that both
parties give up their previous names and take a third, suggesting
even more strongly that this is a new life.  I further suggest that
those who wish to do it the traditional way be allowed to do so.

Gary Samuelson