Today, I noticed that my mom still has me saved in her phone with my married name. I told her she could change it back to my maiden name. She said, "Not until it's legal!" My husband and I have been separated for more than 2 years and my divorce will be finalized in 2 days. She still won't change it. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my wife changed her name back to her maiden name. Why? So people would stop asking questions about us. We have been married for 15 years. FML
Today, I got back to work. Last week, my divorce was finalized and my last name is, once again, my maiden name. Since I'm a teacher, all my students will remember me by my ex-husband's last name. I get to be reminded every day that my marriage failed until everyone memorizes my maiden name. FML
Today, my mother-in-law took a phone message on the back of my marriage license. FML
Today, my boyfriend asked me to marry him, saying that the only thing he would change about me is my last name. I later told him that I wanted to keep my last name after the marriage. I'm now single again. FML
Today, I noticed a prospective employer I had been networking with changed her last name on her e-mail signature. I wished the aquaintence congratulations on her new marriage. Her divorce was finalized this week. FML
Today, my wife said she wants a divorce. Three days ago, I added her onto the title to my house, my bank accounts, and my business. FML
Today, my wife changed her Facebook status from "Married" to "Widowed". I'm scared. FML
Today, my wife is still angry with me, 11 years later, for not allowing her to give our son her surname. Damn you, your surname is your ex-husband's name. You never changed it back. How on Earth is it acceptable for my child to carry your ex's surname? FML
Today, I told my family that I wanted to change my last name to my future wife's. We want to have the same last name, and we chose hers because she is an only child, while I have three brothers. Half of my family is laughing and calling me "pussy whipped" while the other half won't speak to me. FML
Today, a year after we agreed to a divorce, my wife and I are still married and living together because it's not financially possible for us to split. We get along well enough, but I'm ready to move on. She's already moving on, according to the boyfriend she's been seeing for months. FML
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Top comments
RichardPencil 32
Come back in three days to complain.
Sara Niemantsverdriet 12
Me. Every single person in my contacts is in there with their first and last names. Keeps things much tidier.
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RichardPencil 32
Come back in three days to complain.
Jaymail 19
This is her phone. Her world. She can have anything anyway she likes on her phone. I’ve been married for over 40 years. And don’t have any idea what’s in my Wife’s phone. I have no interest. She’d show me if I asked. But I have no interest. Would you like her going through your phone? And making comments?
sarkycow 25
Congratulations on 40+ years! that's lovely 😊
diraven 15
To really mess with her change your name to Princess Consuela Banana Hammock
Nhayaa 21
It's a bit weird to put the last name of her own daughter, isn't it? Who does that for close family members?
Sara Niemantsverdriet 12
Me. Every single person in my contacts is in there with their first and last names. Keeps things much tidier.
sarkycow 25
I'm with Sara, it keeps things more organized for me. Plus many of my family members\family friends have the same first name (actually in many same first and last!) so I put their first name and surname. In the OPs case I would just have laughed - you went more than 2 years without noticing - so does it really matter that she change it NOW or in 2 days time?
raven_of_azarath 35
I do because my phone alphabetizes by last name, so it’s easier to find them. Plus, if anything were to happen to me, someone could get in my phone and see who to call based on last name.
rotflqtms_ 21
I have everyone's whole names, even middle names if I know them. The only person whose middle name I know but have something different is my mom because I made her middle name "Mom" so I could tell Google to call mom.
Suaria 38
I put everyone on my phone as their first and last names including my parents. Some people do that
Bubbilility 27
Maybe it's in case she goes missing so they know who to look up... but I imagine they could look up the number in some sort of database.