Changing your name or not?

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Registered: 09-28-2005
Changing your name or not?
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Fri, 09-30-2005 - 1:10pm

What are your thoughts on taking back your maiden name?


curvygirl68

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Registered: 02-19-2004
Fri, 09-30-2005 - 1:22pm

I felt more comfortable with my married name and saw no good reason to change it back, so I didn't. My mom did the same (she divorced when I was 3).


I'm sure there are plenty of people who have never weighed in on this topic and will be glad to share their opinions, but here are also

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Registered: 07-27-2002
Fri, 09-30-2005 - 3:12pm
I guess it depends on how long you were married and if you had any children with him..Me personally if I wasn't married very long I would go back to my maiden name. and that is ONLY if I didn't have any children. JMO.........Victoria
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Registered: 07-14-2003
Fri, 09-30-2005 - 4:21pm

Did it.

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Registered: 04-02-2003
Sat, 10-01-2005 - 12:49pm
i was very happy to take back my maiden name. actually - at age 45 - i have come to the conclusion that the whole name-changing for women is stupid. my maiden name is who i am!! to be honest, i preferred my ex's family name to mine, because mine is long and weird sounding and i always have to spell it out - and his is one of those easy ones (like jones or something)...
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Registered: 07-08-2004
Sat, 10-01-2005 - 7:36pm
I hyphenated my last name when I got married, and there's no way I'm running around with that long mess of a name...lol! So, it's back to my maiden name for me.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sat, 10-01-2005 - 7:57pm

I'm keeping my married name. I was 21 when I got married and I've had the name for 14 years, it just seems strange to change it back now. I've had this name for nearly as long as I had my maiden name. On top of that, it's a very common name and my maiden name was also an easy common name.

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Registered: 03-06-2005
Sun, 10-02-2005 - 10:31am

I just recently went back to my maiden name. I was going to keep my married name, and did for about 2 years, but then I decided that I owe it to myself to be myself again.


My children still carry his name.















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Registered: 03-19-2003
Sun, 10-02-2005 - 2:47pm

Way to go Jennie!


Thanks for finding those for us.


Karen ~ wildlucky4me


Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~

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Registered: 03-11-2004
Sun, 10-02-2005 - 5:27pm
I hypenated my name during marriage and have decided to continue to do so since my boys have his name. Hugs, Brenda

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Registered: 02-14-2005
Wed, 10-05-2005 - 12:31pm

i had the name change documents drawn up at the same time as the settlement agreement was done... and i did it because i figured that he doesn't love me... why should i keep his name?? (together 17 years, married 10+, no kids)

I am no longer "branded" either!

Ali

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