Recently Heidi Klum legally changed her name. The comment that bothers me is "The bond between Heidi Klum and husband Seal just got a little closer. On Friday, a Los Angeles commissioner approved Klum's legal name change to Heidi Samuel, her husband's surname."
I don't think taking on your spouse's name is a way to being closer to your spouse. Your thoughts?
I agree…I don’t think it brings you closer, I just think it’s an expression of how you feel towards your spouse. When I get married, I don’t want to drop my last name…I’ll keep mine and take on my husband’s.
I agree! When I was engaged, I never put much thought into changing my name, I knew I wanted to keep my maiden name. When I casually mentioned to my soon to be mother in law that I wasn’t taking my fiance’s last name she was horrified. She badgered me into changing it, telling me that I didn’t love her son if I didn’t change my name. I ended up doing it to shut her up! It’s been three years, and I still haven’t accepted the decision I made. I miss my old name – I feel like I lost a part of myself!
When I got married the first time, I did change my name but as soon as we split I changed it back with no regrets. I have met a wonderful man who would love to marry me and we have talked about it. Depending on my job at the time, I may keep my maiden name for professional purposes but change it for personal purposes. I would never legally change my name because that is not the name I was born with!
yeah, i dont think it brings you closer, and many people wants to change their name in different reaons after their married.. and there’s an easy way to change your name.. just visit :
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Wow. I hadn’t heard this. Thanks for finding and sharing it.
I had full intentions of taking my husband’s name, but then got suddenly upset by the idea of it just a few weeks before my wedding when I had to go about changing my checkbooks, credit cards, social security card, etc. It felt like I was losing my identity. Now it’s over six years later and my in-laws still think I took their name when I did not. The name thing is tough. I feel closest to my husband when we’re sharing our own unique qualities with each other instead of merging them, but for some women I’m sure that sharing a name makes them feel united in a similar way.
It was such a huge decision for me and a sort of “lie” I live with now that it was the first secret I revealed on my marriage blog, WhisperedBetweenWomen.com (http://whisperedbetweenwomen.tumblr.com/post/203138283/whatsinaname).
I’ve just found this blog and love it! I’ll be checking back regularly from now on.