Comments on: Why is it women take their husband’s name after marriage? https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/name/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=name The highs, lows and crazy brain ramblings of an unmarried military spouse Sun, 28 Feb 2021 22:14:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.10 By: Children and Marriage - Does it become a necessity? - The Not Wife Life https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/name/#comment-453 Sun, 28 Feb 2021 22:14:24 +0000 https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/?p=111#comment-453 […] if it suits you, do it. I grew up with unmarried parents which gave me my double-barreled surname (read more about names and marriage here). My parents did eventually marry after 34 years but it was sadly forced by the ill health of my […]

]]> By: Military Spouse -So Who Am I? - The Unmarried Military Spouse - Life https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/name/#comment-447 Wed, 17 Feb 2021 23:39:20 +0000 https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/?p=111#comment-447 […] many are due to the demands of forces life. But I’ve been asked, “So, what’s your surname?” and that doesn’t work when you don’t have his name. What they’re actually […]

]]> By: TheNotWife https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/name/#comment-11 Tue, 06 Aug 2019 21:29:04 +0000 https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/?p=111#comment-11 In reply to Katy Shevel.

Hi Katy,

Thank you so much for your comment. Always interests me to hear other’s stories.
How did you family and friends react to your decision? And what about your husband’s family?
I love the freedom we all have today 🙂

]]> By: Katy Shevel https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/name/#comment-10 Tue, 06 Aug 2019 16:51:09 +0000 https://thenotwifelife.co.uk/?p=111#comment-10 Very interesting post! Thank you for your insight and especially the little history lesson about surnames. After I got married, I actually went back and forth for a little a while about whether or not to change my name. (And if I did choose to change it, whether I would hyphenate it, etc.) In the end, I decided to keep my last name because, as you very rightly say, our surnames our very unique to who we are and I felt very attached to my name. I’m certainly very happy, as a woman, to be living in an age where I have the freedom to choose how I identify!

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