Changing Your Name Once Married

when you got married did you feel like you lose your identity has been changing your namea

Well, it's different for everyone. For my part, will change my name once my fiance and I marry, but I totally understand where you come from, I'm a little sad to lose my name. I'm in college to be a teacher, so I'm getting used to the fact that I will not be "Mrs. Bender" lol. But to each his own, it's not for everyone. Some people prefer to keep their last name or hyphenate.

-Shelby

A little yes, then you do not change yourself when you get married, you were known by name for x number of years. I liked my maiden name to my married name so maybe if it was the reverse I would not feel so strange. But yes, your name is part of your identity. Simply decide what is part of your identity.

I did not become the "woman ____' I do not like the idea that you belong to that person as his possession, so that might be more of a loss of identity for me. I became Mrs. _____, xx my wife and me was not to lose my identity when I really thought he was sharing my new life with my husband.

I changed my TITLE SOCIAL but not my name. I became Mrs. Juan "Lucky" Mann socially, but he stayed Ms. Y. Kill TV legally and professionally. Since Mr. Mann and I ended up divorced, I was often glad that I have not a string of name changes to deal with when I pay taxes, updating my passport, apply for a employment, etc.

It never crossed my mind to really change the legal name I was born with the name of my ex-husband. It seemed a crazy idea to expect me, an adult woman suddenly stop being Kill Yr television and miraculously become Kill Yr Mann. I was always the same person I always was, so why would I change my namea Why should I buy a headache just to the surprise of seeing a new name on my driver's licensea I was right to call myself Mrs. Juan Mann anytime I want, not need all the hassle and expense of legal name change. I realize it is important for some people, but I've never understood why.

Yes, I did. I loved my maiden name. I took my husband's name because he was injured I did not.

You can legally change your name first, Initital, maiden name, married name. Ella Stockton as Elizabeth Brown. You can still use Ella Stockton, but your maiden name would still be there. :-)

No. If everyone started calling you Ralph for fun would that change who you area

I am expressing a new part of my identity: the wife of _______. If you do not like the idea, there is no reason to do so in today's society. Keep your name.

Not at all. In fact, I found it rather annoying when people had to work hard to "remember" my new name. I am happy to start a new job with a new beginning where everyone knew me by my married name.

No, I did not. I was proud to bear the name of my new husband and start our own little family! I have not lost part of myself, I just add to that!

I thought my name hyphenation, but then I thought, There are tons of people with my name and I want to help my fiance exercise!

I am not married yet, but honestly can not wait to change my surname, but only because I do not like my name. (Reasons behind this huge)

I never changed my name, I have my own.

No, I'm still me no matter my name:)