Example, Mr. and Mrs. John Smith

I hate this for the obvious reasons but it’s especially annoying to me because my wife didn’t take my surname!

  • deegeese@sopuli.xyz
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    6 hours ago

    What a weird way to take away people’s freedoms.

    I didn’t even really want my wife to take my last name, but she insisted because she’s estranged from her parents.

    I can’t imagine a bureaucrat telling her she can’t change her name because they know better than she does.

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      6 hours ago

      Yeah I don’t think women see it as a freedom issue as much as feeling obligated to change their name does.

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        6 hours ago

        I told her I didn’t think she should change her name. She told me she really wanted to.

        You should have the right to tell her no?