POLL: Did you change your name after marrying?

[TinTin and Samby 11]

Did you change your name when you got married? If so, which option did you choose?

[Jasman0717 8]

Claudeth changed her name. It was lots of red tape to get her a new passport though but we had to, her old one was expiring.

[MrsBruce5 0]

I changed mine, as his is a lot shorter than mine was. Much quicker to do USCIS paperwork ! LOL

Mine was a very long hypenated one- 14 letters long !!! I do not miss writing it one bit !!!!

[Cassie 8]

I changed mine, as his is a lot shorter than mine was. Much quicker to do USCIS paperwork ! LOL

Mine was a very long hypenated one- 14 letters long !!! I do not miss writing it one bit !!!!

LOL That was my reasoning too! Mine hyphenated would have been 13 letters long, just his name is 5. I'm a lazy lazy person LOL

But if we had started off married life living in Canada, I would have hyphenated our two last names for professional reasons. Since no-one in the US knew me by my old name, I just switched to the new name and started fresh.

[eau_xplain 2]

I changed my name following how we traditionally do it in the Philippines.

Same first name

Old Middle name is changed to my old last name

Last name is my husband's last name

[jrmach1 0]

I haven't change my name yet but in all the forms my husband filled like I have.

My name is Dilirene Asprilla Carabali like it says in my pasport and colombian I.D ,but in all the forms we filled it appears Like Dilirene Asprilla Rearden so in that case it means I keep my first name and middle name and change my last name for my husband's ,but I think in when I move to live to U.S I will Kept Existing First Name and Existing Middle Name, Hyphenated Existing Last Name With Husband's Last Name. The question is .It is my husband going to agree with it ?

Edited October 23, 2007 by jrmach1

[Mononoke28 134]

I used my maiden name on all USCIS forms because it would've taken longer if I had to wait to change my name first and then file. Now that my husband is here I have started the process and it is a pain in the butt. Oh well, his is shorter, better known than mine so spelling is not a hassle at all, plus if we have family it'll be easier for paperwork issues.

Diana

[Ladylethal 12]

Didn't change mine.

[Nanusia & Lukaszek 0]

I didn't change my name either. I like it cause its short & has a nice meaning in Polish (I'm the USC). The main reason was that I have my degree with maiden name on it, and then if I ever change jobs, there will be a mess trying to locate & confirm my degree with a new name, yadda yadda.

I do not like the hyphenated name deal cause it seems like a woman cant make up her mind. Like she's trying to keep her identity, but show she's married to. Pick one or the other, no use in labeleing every name you got. That's my take on it.

Everyone I tell that I didn't switch my last name ask me if I'm some type of feminist and I'm totally not.

[~*Maria*~ 1]

Same first name

Same middle name

Changed last name to husband's name

[lucky_star 0]

I change my last name

so...my last name be my middle name

It feel more family...then bfore

[RandyandRina 2]

I had to change my last name thinking it has some kind of affect as far as proving bona fide marriage on my I-130 petition to my husband. I wanted to do the hyphenated last name with my maiden last name, but it's too late now.

[bora bora 1]

I changed my last name.

We mailed off the AOS paperwork two days after the wedding, so I used my maiden name there - but days later I changed it at the DMV and then the SSA.

Although my degree has my maiden name I still wanted to change it. I had that name for 25 years and I still like it. I just wanted to have the same surname as my husband....although it is longer.

[jayzar 1]

kept my First name (3 names a total of 17 letter)

kept my middle name (12 letters)

and

used hyphen, my last name first + his last name ( 5+7=12)

for a total of: 41 letters! hahaha

I as used in writing my long name since in toddler school, and having to write it a little longer now..

i love the hyphen thing. But before i can use it, hubby and i discussed over it for like a month, then finally have my passport with the hyphen.

My father-in-law can't believe how did my husband let me do that!

-jyz

[Nessa 23]

I changed my last name, for several reasons, being the main one I already had a hard time spelling in Brazil, I'd have a worse time spelling here every time.

I don't have a middle name, so I can't vote.