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Quantess

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15. I can understand the appeal of sharing the same last name.

Reply to Skittles (Reply #12)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 05:11 PM

Oct 2013

But, ideally it should be just as easy for the husband to take his wife's last name if he wants to. It is much more difficult to do that, I have heard. I heard about a couple when the man wanted to change his last name to his match his wife's, but he ran into0 a lot of time consuming difficulties.

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They are becoming unable to win legitimately, so ... LisaLynne Oct 2013 #2

All 4 Texas Lt. Gov. candidates favor repealing the 17th amendment to gerrymander the SENATE by Faryn Balyncd Oct 2013 #5

oh jeeze. brer cat Oct 2013 #3

This is going to be a bad election. texanwitch Oct 2013 #4

Figures. jsr Oct 2013 #6

No, actually we need more americans with active brain cells, Quantess Oct 2013 #23

Bring on the Castro Twins. libdem4life Oct 2013 #7

Another reason women should keep their own names when they marry theHandpuppet Oct 2013 #8

Women across the US need to STOP changing their legal names kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #9

Or Republicans could quit disenfranchising voters and women can be free to do what they morningfog Oct 2013 #10

By refusing to give up our original identity we make it impossible for them kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #11

hard to believe so many of them are still willing to change their names Skittles Oct 2013 #12

My sister and I are both feminists, but we were both sad when my dad wasn't available to kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #13

so why don't moms "give away" their sons Skittles Oct 2013 #14

Not tradition. Look - NO ONE IS FORCING YOU TO DO ANYTHING. So leave people alone. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #16

WTF Skittles Oct 2013 #18

That's how I feel about name change. No one is making them do it. They can if they want, or morningfog Oct 2013 #20

I can understand the appeal of sharing the same last name. Quantess Oct 2013 #15

My daughter didn't change her name after marriage. Her in-laws were Auntie Bush Oct 2013 #21

One more reason not to change your name when you marry alarimer Oct 2013 #17

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #19

This is fucking WAR now. For ALL of us. DevonRex Oct 2013 #22