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LittleBlueBug
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Grrrr...if men had to change their name...
they would never get married! I don't know why this has been such a PITA for me, but it is. I just spent over an hour at the bank while this lady chewed my ear off about things I wasn't interested in. It took me so long I didn't get anything else done and I have so many other things I need to do this on.  Sorry for the vent. I just know if DH had to do this, his name would never be changed.
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SweetTooth
I'm a tired mommy!
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Lauren
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Re: Grrrr...if men had to change their name...
Yeah.... still haven't done that yet!
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| Posted 10/4/06 3:14 PM |
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LaurenExp
Waiting patiently for baby sis
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L-Diddy EDD 11/11/11 :)
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Re: Grrrr...if men had to change their name...
Did you do your social security number yet? that's fun, too.
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| Posted 10/4/06 3:15 PM |
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Re: Grrrr...if men had to change their name...
I feel like when I think everything has been changed...
another name change pops up!!!
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| Posted 10/4/06 3:25 PM |
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MsMitcia
27 dresses.?.ha..TY everyone
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Tina
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Re: Grrrr...if men had to change their name...
That's why I decided not to change my name. I'm too lazy. I still have my drivers license with my address from 4 apt's ago.
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| Posted 10/4/06 3:27 PM |
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pickle
LIF Toddler
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Marie
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Re: Grrrr...if men had to change their name...
I totally sympathize! I feel like every so often, something pops up in my maiden name that I completely forgot about.
DMV & SS were easy enough, its all the other little things - credit cards, etc. that are the hassle.
The best was with my United airlines credit card. The credit card has my new name, but I didn't realize (Until going to redeem my airline miles) that the mileage account needed to be updated separately as well. Which of course made it fun ordering tickets..
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| Posted 10/4/06 3:56 PM |
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karacg
Babygirl is 4!
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Kara®
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Re: Grrrr...if men had to change their name...
Ladies, you don't HAVE to change your name. I don't really understand why this is a tradition in the US anyway.
I kept mine - both times!!
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| Posted 10/4/06 4:01 PM |
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munchkinbugs
My little loves!
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Lisa
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Re: Grrrr...if men had to change their name...
OMG..please.
Between going to DMV, social security, and changing credit cards....DH never would have.
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| Posted 10/4/06 4:15 PM |
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LittleBlueBug
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Re: Grrrr...if men had to change their name...
Posted by karacg
Ladies, you don't HAVE to change your name. I don't really understand why this is a tradition in the US anyway.
I kept mine - both times!!
I think it's a personal choice. Personally I wanted to take on DH's name. I feel honored to have his name and have the name our kids will have. SS wasn't too bad, but it was a long wait. I have no clue when I will get to DMV though. The problem is that once you change your name on something major, you find out that you MUST change your name immediately on other things that deal with the first thing, otherwise you'll have a problem.
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| Posted 10/4/06 9:19 PM |
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nrthshgrl
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Re: Grrrr...if men had to change their name...
I didn't find changing my name to be all that difficult. Well, at least logistics & work wise. Mentally it was a big deal to me. I did it to make it easier when we had kids - I know too many hyphenated disasters when it came to last names.
Every so often I come across a notepad that says "Barbara C___" I write "misses her last name." underneath every time.
DH told me later that he wouldn't have married me if I didn't change my last name - which is really stupid of him to say. He knows I'm a good catch.
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| Posted 10/4/06 9:25 PM |
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danielleandscott
My new 71 Super Beetle
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Re: Grrrr...if men had to change their name...
I never changed my name b/c I just didn't want to...lol. But seriously I have been who I am for 30 years and I like my last name. I feel like I would lose apart of my identity. I just don't know what I'll do when we have kids.
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| Posted 10/4/06 9:50 PM |
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~Colleen~
my loves...
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Re: Grrrr...if men had to change their name...
Posted by danielleandscott
I never changed my name b/c I just didn't want to...lol. But seriously I have been who I am for 30 years and I like my last name. I feel like I would lose apart of my identity. I just don't know what I'll do when we have kids.
Me too.
DH actually said he thought it would be weird if I changed my name...
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| Posted 10/4/06 9:54 PM |
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LiPo
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Lisa
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Re: Grrrr...if men had to change their name...
I haven't done it yet, but how do you do credit cards? Do you have to send them a copy of your marriage certificate?
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| Posted 10/4/06 10:11 PM |
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danielleandscott
My new 71 Super Beetle
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Scott
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Re: Grrrr...if men had to change their name...
Posted by Colleen9304
Posted by danielleandscott
I never changed my name b/c I just didn't want to...lol. But seriously I have been who I am for 30 years and I like my last name. I feel like I would lose apart of my identity. I just don't know what I'll do when we have kids.
Me too.
DH actually said he thought it would be weird if I changed my name...
My dilemia is when we have kids. Do I make my kids have two last names? I'm not sure I want to do this either.
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| Posted 10/4/06 10:12 PM |
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~Colleen~
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Re: Grrrr...if men had to change their name...
Hyphenating would be a nightmare - our last name's are similar in that they end in the same 4 letters (Italian) so that was out. I tossed out the idea of my last name being our child's middle name and DH didn't love the idea 
We'll probably go traditional and give our child DH's last name...I'm OK with not having the same name but I reserve the right to change it if I change my mind 
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| Posted 10/4/06 10:20 PM |
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danielleandscott
My new 71 Super Beetle
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Re: Grrrr...if men had to change their name...
Posted by Colleen9304
Hyphenating would be a nightmare - our last name's are similar in that they end in the same 4 letters (Italian) so that was out. I tossed out the idea of my last name being our child's middle name and DH didn't love the idea
We'll probably go traditional and give our child DH's last name...I'm OK with not having the same name but I reserve the right to change it if I change my mind
I guess I have time to think about it. One of the names like if we have a girl does not go with Scott's last name AT All!
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| Posted 10/4/06 10:29 PM |
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Candygrl776
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Re: Grrrr...if men had to change their name...
I honestly don't think many of them would change it. Its definitely too much of a PITA for them!
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| Posted 10/4/06 10:29 PM |
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slipperboy
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Scott
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Re: Grrrr...if men had to change their name...
We both hyphenated our names. When we did it, the first place we went was Social Security. That wasn't bad, it was quick. The pain was DMV. They teller that we had said that she didn't think that I (as a guy) could legally change my name...she would have to check with a supervisor. We told her that she kind of had to...social security just did it with no problem.
The biggest pain about our names, is that each of our last names are 8 letters long, so we know have a 16 letter last name!
Message edited 10/5/2006 9:18:35 AM.
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