Changing your name

[Sprailenes 47]

I remember when I first met my husband when he was just my bf and in secret I would sign his last name next to my first and gigglesnort with glee.

However I kept my married name once married. Go figure.

I meant to say maiden

[Ontarkie 14,193]

I changed my last name only cause i really didnt want to keep the ex's, I guess I could of went back to my maiden name before but I did'nt really want to be different then the kids. But go figure it is now anyways. I really hate when ppl call me Mrs. whatever I really just like using my first name hate the last name thingy. All the teachers and Doctors I delt with before all just called me Danielle i like that better.

[Sprailenes 47]

The other day I got called a "mrs" and I started laughing like.......like the immature person I am.

[Ontarkie 14,193]

I think "mrs" and the "ma'am" thing should be banned its just so old

[Necrotica 0]

The other day I got called a "mrs" and I started laughing like.......like the immature person I am.

It's been almost 10 months and I still don't feel married. People have referred to me as "Mrs. B________" a couple of times, and it feels so unreal.

Edited July 17, 2008 by Necrotica

[Mephys 2]

The other day I got called a "mrs" and I started laughing like.......like the immature person I am.

It's been almost 10 months and I still don't feel married. People have referred to me as "Mrs. B________" a couple of times, and it feels so unreal.

To me it was just a few weeks, just the time to get used to my new signature

[Carlawarla 1]

I didn't change my name after my first marriage, but after I was pregnant thought I should as it did then anyway, cause a lot of confusion with both the health and school systems when I had kids. Anyway, I made it a hyphenated name. I went professionally just by my maiden name. Someone mentioned how they could do this professionally...just do it! I mean my DL, paycheck, tax forms etc. was in my married hyphenated name, but my business cards, my letterhead, everything related to my work was in my maiden name. In Canada anyway, I was also allowed to cash checks, make deposits...well, kind of do anything with either/or names.

After I seperated, I went back to my maiden name. Just like getting a married name, I just went back to it. Reapplied for new ID with my birth certificate, sometimes explaining that I didn't want to use my married name anymore.

Funny how I agonized over this question about names after marriage before during and after my first, but there was no question as to this marriage. I don't know how then, or now, I made a decision, but there really wasn't any decision, I just took Gene's last name! A rather long, always mispronounced, Polish name. I love it!

[Galateia 1]

I think "mrs" and the "ma'am" thing should be banned its just so old

I wish everyone was a Ms. just like their husbands are Mr. regardless of marital status.

However, I wish we had another polite equivalent of 'sir', as I was frequently frustrated in customer service when trying to be polite with women who got all pissy when I called them 'ma'am'. It seems so disrespectful to call them by their first name, and calling them "Ms. SuperLongLastNameThatICan'tPronounceEasily" wasn't helpful either.

[Marilyn. 340]

my married name is constantly mispronounced ... it has a LL in it which in Spanish is usually kind of pronounced like a y sound.. but of course most people pronounce it like a LL sound

[Kathryn41 3,205]

I think "mrs" and the "ma'am" thing should be banned its just so old

I wish everyone was a Ms. just like their husbands are Mr. regardless of marital status.

However, I wish we had another polite equivalent of 'sir', as I was frequently frustrated in customer service when trying to be polite with women who got all pissy when I called them 'ma'am'. It seems so disrespectful to call them by their first name, and calling them "Ms. SuperLongLastNameThatICan'tPronounceEasily" wasn't helpful either.

One of the things that I discovered here that I find quite nice is that people in offices, or services address me as "Miss Kathryn". Miss used in such a way is apparently used regardless of whether the woman is married or not and dates back to the time of the Old South. I was surprised to find it still in existance, but it is. I don't mind Ma'am, I still find it unusual to be called "Mrs." (even after 4 years), but it is a pleasant surprise to be called "Miss Kathryn" by women or men alike. Not sure if it would be understood or well-received in another georgraphic area or not.l

[k34 0]

I currently use a combination of my maiden name and my former married name. My job involves people that I don't want to be able to find me outside of work, so I have continued to use the old married name for anything work-related.

I am looking forward to taking my guy's last name when we marry... I am thinking it's going to surprise people to find that this person with an Hispanic last name is a fair Swedish-looking person

I agree with the Mrs. thing though... makes me feel old

Edited July 17, 2008 by kelland34