@DearAuntyAng
Ann-Gela Kaye
@DearAuntyAng · 2:53

Ladies—did you, or will you take your husband’s last name? Why or why not?

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Now, disclaimer, I understand that those that are in same sex marriages may do the same thing far as taking their spouse's name or hyphenating, you may certainly chime in as well, but I know that traditionally the woman takes the man's last name in American culture, right? So I wonder, did you or will you take your husband's last name? So for me, when I married, I did take my husband's name

Ladies—did you, or will you take your husband’s last name? Fellas, y’all can chime in too!

@SeekingPlumb

@DearAuntyAng https://s.swell.life/STfSz2yDeqsEtDL

But anyway, because I sometimes wondered how could we do this without it becoming how could we change the way that we do names? So we still carry on familial lines but not make it about the patriarchal line or the matriarchal line. And I have not come up with any answers, but stumbling across that was rather interesting of how some places do it and at least offering fodder for consideration of ways of doing things. Not necessarily the answer, but anyway, it's a good question
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@NeophyteSavant
Moe Johnson
@NeophyteSavant · 1:43

@DearAuntyAng

I'm just coming on here just to act a fool and just to have some fun. Anyway, those are good questions and it kind of remind me of the question that you asked me at your last well, and I didn't get a chance to answer it, so this would probably be the ideal time to answer. But let me see. That's not what this topic is about
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@MsColes77
Tanya Coles
@MsColes77 · 1:38
I do understand that some women who are in more, I guess, professional, or I don't know, I won't say more professional, but in certain professional circles, such as doctors, they typically still use their maiden name as their professional name. I've had several female doctors that have gotten married, and they maintain their maiden name for the professional for professional purposes only. But legally, they take their husband's last name
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Ann-Gela Kaye
@DearAuntyAng · 2:25

@SeekingPlumb

It's. Hi, Christina. Seeking plum. Thank you for chiming in. I'm gonna look at the clip that you sent. But I like what you described about what they do in Iceland. I think you said Iceland. Yeah, I can see how that can get heck of confusing. And I wonder if we do keep the names because it is to know who's related to whom, right? Especially if we don't want to marry siblings or I think even first cousins
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Ann-Gela Kaye
@DearAuntyAng · 0:55

@NeophyteSavant

You. Hi, Mo. Thanks for chiming in. However, you could still chime in on this subject because I think I put either I updated the description or I said at the last piece, fellas, chime in and tell me what you would do as well. So even ladies that are not married or haven't been what they would do with their last name, and you had the opportunity to do that too
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Ann-Gela Kaye
@DearAuntyAng · 3:12

@MsColes77

So he had a lot with his dad's name that he wanted to get off of him, if you will, and he took his wife's name. And I can see that happening because there's so much in a name and there's so much in a bloodline that when people choose to change their names where they just go to probate and just come up with a whole new name. I rocks with that. Especially if you got stuff that you need to get off of you
@chitchatwithkk
Kitha Larie
@chitchatwithkk · 2:13
Hello, happy Saturday and thank you for posting about this. It is unique as far as taking last names in marriage, it's traditional in my culture to take the last name, so I have no problem with it. However, for those who don't take the last name, I have no problem with it. It's not my decision
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Moe Johnson
@NeophyteSavant · 5:00

@DearAuntyAng

And even though what's weird is that a lot of the women that I've dated in the past, most of them that I see when I run into them, they always say that they miss me and they wish that they had a man who was just as gentle as I was. Because most of them are being abused physically, physically and in other ways as well. So I'm not too upset with myself. But, yeah, it's just interesting
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Ann-Gela Kaye
@DearAuntyAng · 2:45

@chitchatwithkk

Honestly, back in the 80s when she got divorced, you didn't want to have different last names as your children. That was a shame and it was something people didn't do because it looked like your kids were illegitimate. That was what they did back in the day. So yeah, my mom kept her name, but I'm all for it
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Ann-Gela Kaye
@DearAuntyAng · 4:34

@NeophyteSavant

You had me crack it up, though, when you said your wife and he was like, oh, that don't even sound right. I thought it sounded kind of sexy, actually. So here we go. But thank you so much for chiming in. I thank you that people's replies have you thinking, because it does the same for me, which is one of the reasons why I'm finding this app to be so dope. Like, above a Facebook, above a clubhouse
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Navoneeta Chakraborty
@navbar._ · 2:55
Two people having the same gothra can't marry according to the norms. These norms were actually made by the Brahmanas. Okay, so leaving all this the question you have asked so in my opinion, though I don't really have much of an knowledge about relationships, but in my opinion, I am very okay with girls adopting girls adopting the last name of their husbands. But I also feel that it's really fine if the girl doesn't want to change her surname
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Moe Johnson
@NeophyteSavant · 5:00

@DearAuntyAng

If I'm going to mess around with other women, I'll let it be known, and I'm not going to settle down. But if I want to settle down and I like a person and I think this can be something, then I'm not going to cheat. That's just how it is. And some women don't understand that. They don't get it
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Ann-Gela Kaye
@DearAuntyAng · 1:20

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But most times, human beings, we're all so much alike, way more alike than we are different. So thank you for chiming in on the culture and even what you would do one day when you are a bride. I appreciate it that and I thank you for being 19 and stopping by and offering your insight. I appreciate that
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Adrinne Larry
@Juixy · 5:00
I came up just a weekend dad, just coming over every other weekend and then that kind of dwindled down to maybe like once a year. He was busy doing his thing. He's been married five times and so he had lots of brothers, step kids, and introduced a lot of people into my young life. But clearly I was not a priority on his list
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Mangal Karkhanis
@Roasting-Host · 0:58
Hi, I love your topic. Actually in India usually ladies allow to add their husband name with their old name also but I don't. The reason is that I love my name. Second, my in laws or my husband don't force me to use that. Third, I am a journalist and people know me by my name and I don't want to confuse them
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Mangal Karkhanis
@Roasting-Host · 1:11
Hi I love your topic this is actually should come on discussion in India generally married girls use their old name and after marriage name also but I don't I have some reasons behind it and that's why I don't use first, I love my name second, my in laws or my husband don't force me to use that. Third, I'm a journalist
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