Jul. 9, 2010 at 1:42pm with 39 notes
Reblogged from thecranium
nice things

ctrain:

You know what would be cool? To know a woman who gets married and doesn’t change her name on Facebook within 12 hours of “I do.” It would also be nice to go to a wedding where the bride and groom are not announced as “Mr. and Mrs. Hisfirst Hislast.”

I went to my cousin’s wedding a few months ago and they did this, and it kind of hurt my heart. I mean, I know her, she is an amazingly driven person with a very strong personality and if anyone’s “wearing the pants” of her relationship it’s her. And these were clearly her choices. But it just hurt to hear her disappear within moments of saying, “I will,” to hear my beloved cousin whom I’ve known all my life to get absorbed into some guy. Sigh.

  1. freestylecraft reblogged this from corona--graminea and added:
    took my husband’s name because...felt that we were becoming
  2. lifeunfolding reblogged this from fivefifteen
  3. aaronitron reblogged this from erikawithac and added:
    That whole last introduction of “Mr. and Mrs. Hisfirst Hislast” was one of my big “moments of awakening” as I like to...
  4. robynchell reblogged this from espritfollet and added:
    I’ve been told (directly) by close friends, women that I considered smart, progressive and strong examples of the...
  5. fivefifteen reblogged this from corona--graminea and added:
    It would be even cooler if people stopped telling people that they’re wrong about the way they choose to live their...
  6. espritfollet reblogged this from federov and added:
    I honestly think that whoever has the best last name, that’s how it should go. Oh yes, there is such thing as a better...
  7. corona--graminea reblogged this from erikawithac and added:
    I’ve been thinking about this issue lately, specifically whether I would change my name to my wife’s. I might consider...
  8. zoobaby reblogged this from erikawithac and added:
    If I ever get married, I certainly shall not be changing my name. Firstly, I happen to like it. It’s mine. And secondly,...
  9. erikawithac reblogged this from thecranium and added:
    I went to my cousin’s wedding a few months ago and they did this, and it kind of hurt my heart. I mean, I
  10. helveticafutura said: We let the priest do the latter, but I am still my maiden name on FB AND in real life, thank you very much! I even avoided changing my status (removed it for a while) because I didn’t want fertility/baby ads on FB.
  11. historicalupstart said: Yeah, gross. Thankfully so far no one on Facebook has bugged me about keeping my name. I think all my Fbook friends know me well. :)
  12. msavignon reblogged this from thecranium and added:
    I didn’t (and still haven’t),
  13. thecranium posted this