Women who retain their father's name after marriage. (Page 2)

wen u decide to leave ur father nd mother to spend d rest of ur entire life wit a man...
there's r certain procedures dat hv to follow before dat happens....
those things r last rites to fully cut off any link wit u nd ur biological family...
then transfer nd intergret u wit ur new family via matrimony....
dat automatically severs any link btw u nd ur biological family....
nd automatically becomes a visitor in ur father's house......kappish!

It is not right for a lady to retain her father's name (even as middle name) after getting married. She should take the new name from her man --- except theres a very logical reason for keeping the name

@ poster, there is no reason for a woman to retain her fathers name after marriage. where i come from its totally unheard of.,a woman automatically changes  her surname ones she is married.

Abacha

it's total rubbish! once u vowed on the alter to leave your parents on your wedding day, there's no point in retaining your parents name, and if you retain it, it means you do not cherish your husband's name and not proud to be called by his name

huh?...lol what thats? is that some kinda trade or something? are u buying ur wife that she has to cut off every link with her and her family.

The changing of a woman's last name because of marriage only makes sense when operating under the law "that a woman is a piece of a man's real estate".... as women were once considered....but today women rights have evolved ten fold since then and women now have the right to decide whether they will take on their husbands name....

@erikaakpan babe i'm not saying i won't change...i'm only saying i can add my maiden name...but Geez!!!
Your maiden name is a REPRESENTATION of where u came from. It links u to ur heritage and family members from years gone by. Taking on a new name can align u to a new heritage and family and some may unnecessarily feel distanced from their own ancestry.

when i came into this world i was given a first name as a form of individual identity and a last name as a shared identity with blood ties.

That is why for me d idea of retaining my individuality makes it very difficult to hand over as part of d contract of matrimony.

for me it's like an act of slavery and oppression on a woman as a wife, who becomes a possession rather being a person in a working partnership of two... with one taking the lead and the other complimenting and completing

@toks-E pls tell him