What I always find surprising is that so many women still say they'll change their names on marriage.
Surprises me too, though it does save on hassle when it comes to deciding on the childrens' surnames. I've got friends whose lads have a double-barrelled surname, and it strikes me as putting the decision off (if they have children with women who are similarly double-barrelled, are their children going to have four surnames?). Some people go for a "boys take the father's surname, girls the mother's" solution, which seems unsatisfactory.
I've always wished my middle name was something more exotic than John, but I wouldn't change it.
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Date: 2004-08-06 07:58 am (UTC)Surprises me too, though it does save on hassle when it comes to deciding on the childrens' surnames. I've got friends whose lads have a double-barrelled surname, and it strikes me as putting the decision off (if they have children with women who are similarly double-barrelled, are their children going to have four surnames?). Some people go for a "boys take the father's surname, girls the mother's" solution, which seems unsatisfactory.
I've always wished my middle name was something more exotic than John, but I wouldn't change it.