goflippr wrote:
I think if it were the norm to NOT change your name when you got married most of these issues wouldn't be issues. It would be "normal" for women to have their original last name and it would eliminate a hell of a lot of problems for people down the road, since 50 percent of marriages end in divorce. It's archaic in this day and age.

I kept my name when I got married, my two youngest kids have their dad's last name, oldest kid has my last name.  It's never been very much of an issue having a different last name as the kids, or the husband.  Any time it has been an issue it's been simply resolved by saying, "I kept my name".

I have always known about man. From the evidence, I believe his wisdom must walk hand and hand with his idiocy. His emotions must rule his brain. He must be a warlike creature who gives battle to everything around him, even himself.