Reply #60: My wife didn't change hers

[Ivan Sputnik]

which was fine with me. But it has created some confusion, and we have had to prove that we are married at times by producing our marriage license. I get called by my wife's name quite frequently, which I find more amusing than annoying, but some guys would probably hate that. Our son has a hyphenated last name, which has also caused some confusion. We had to get his birth certificate corrected because the hospital clerk got confused, and he ended up with two social-security numbers for a while. And his last name often gets alphabetized under the wrong letter. Just some things to keep in mind when deciding. (And no, my wife doesn't regret her decision and I'm still fine with it.)