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
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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 got married. After the ceremony, my sister asked to talk to me. I followed her and she told me that we are no longer related because we don't have the same last name anymore. FML
Today, I’m getting married. My friends are all telling me that I’m not a “true feminist” since I’ve opted to change my last name to his. My last name is “Belcher.” FML
Today, I was talking to a new friend when I told him my last name. It’s hyphenated. He then left and declared me to be a "stuck-up bitch" who thinks she’s "too good to take a man’s last name." This is the name I was born with. FML
Today, my wife told me the main reason she married me is because I have a cool last name. FML
Today, my boyfriend said that he doesn't have to marry me because we coincidentally have the same last name. FML
Today, for what seems like the thousandth time, one of my new friends has cut me out of their life after I told them my last name. It’s hyphenated and I’m a woman, which means I'm “automatically” a stuck-up bitch. I'm not married, I was born with this last name. FML
Today, my father gave me his blessing to be married on one condition: that I keep my maiden name when I marry. My fiancé thought it would be "epic". My last name will be hyphenated to Cobb-Webb. FML
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, my father-in-law decided to disown myself and his son, because my husband decided to hyphenate his last name. FML
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xlord 27
Don't listen to them, that is an amazing thing to do and maybe even the perfect way to start a wonderful new life :) congratulations.
tayraaah 31
It doesn't make you whipped. That's the cutest thing ever.
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TweetAnne 13
"Happy wife, happy life" It's not the norm/tradition, but its an extremely nice gesture. If I ever get married I will not take my husbands name. Our kids can have it but I will not take it. Who cares what society thinks, do what you feel is right that comes from your heart.
theluckyones 10
'Happy wife happy life'? Cause theirs only the wife in a marriage right? How can you not feel 'right' or feel it in your heart to take your husbands last name? I believe it's respectful to take their last name. When a man has asked you to marry him he's asking to make a life with you to share this special thing... Many complain that the value of marriage no longer exist, this is why. Their is no longer that respect that is needed. And if you think that its a ride in life where it's time to be selfish no matter if you're right or wrong and you husband just has to put up with it and please your every need. Save the divorce and don't get married.
mvc3ftw 17
Beautiful*tears of joy*
love_me_electric 20
"I believe it's respectful to take their last name." So the wife must respect her husbuand, but the husband doesn't need to respect his wife? Shouldn't respect be a mutual thing in marriage?
awkward_gothlady 32
So not taking your husband's last name when you get married automatically makes you selfish and headed for divorce? Tell that to the women in Latin America. Here, women keep their last names, but might add "de (husband's name)" at the end. And I don't think the divorce rate here is any higher than the one in the US.
od4ev 13
Im so with you on this.
LetsBeRealistic 3
Lets be realistic. I agree with ur family. U obviously dont wear the pants in the relationship or have any balls. U need to man up
honestjane 22
You obviously don't think of a relationship as a partnership. So one person has to be dominant over the other in order to be a real relationship? Let me know how that restraining order works out if you ever manage to date anyone.
kirby1964 20
Yea he is whipped.
NRA_advocate 5
You are
Torrey_Turner 12
You are pussy whipped lol
Jinxx7 0
I think that is really awesome!
doodlecloud 27
As someone with a crappy last name I personally don't understand why these decisions aren't based purely on taking whatever name that sounds the least craptastic.
MiloBear 11
I agree; I've always wanted to take my future husband's surname simply because mine is boring and really common.
Needafarm 22
As a female i find it annoying that its assumed i am going to take my fiances last name. My name is so much nicer than his simple SMITH. His friends years ago told him that if it were an option he should take my last name. I might have to do the dreaded hyphenation or simply not take his.
Tycisas 5
I don't blame you. In China the women keeps her last name. So if he's unwilling to take yours then just keep yours if you like. I would give your children your last name to if you like it better as well.
EllyBear__ 11
About 75% of the reason for me wanting to change my name is because mine is 10 letters long and I'm always having to spell it, and his is 6 letters and he's never had to spell it out.
Major_General 10
You're a democrat aren't you.
KM96 24
Thats so nice of you to do! I wish my future husband will do that for me!
tiya179 3
Don't listen to them OP. I'm an only child, and I can only hope to find a man like you. It's really sweet of you to do that.