Name changing

Lol I love the heartthrob addition. I’m thinking to just hyphenate mine. I don’t want to loose my fathers name as we are very close.

I would just make sure your state allows this! My friend in Texas tried to do what you wanted with her name and social security let her but the DMV did not.

I want to add his name too. I love my last name and am proud of my family so it makes sense to me that I keep it.

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I totally get that. Being a Walker has been a huge part of my life. I love my dad and my FH & I will be living in the house my dad grew up in, Walker land. I didn’t want to do the hyphenated thing because I’m a kindergarten teacher. I really think it would just be hard for my kiddos. I’m still trying to figure out whether I’ll even try to introduce the new name to them mid year or not. I mean I’d still answer to Ms. Walker (shoot I answer when they slip and call me Mama). Also I still remember my first grade teacher getting snippy at me because I forgot she got married the summer after she was my teacher and I called her by her maiden name. Those things stick with kids.

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That’s interesting. I’ll be moving to VA right after the wedding, I know plenty there that have 2 middle names. Also, I’m intrigued how states don’t allow this especially since what I’m describing is exactly the way the Hispanic culture does their names.

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Yep, and I also love my middle name so I don’t want to just drop that either.

View Quoted Comment They definitely do. Kids do not forget moments like that. I’m going to keep using my maiden name at work and out in the world I’ll use my FHs . But I definitely don’t want to leave my name behind. I really love it.

I didn’t change mine and don’t have plans to aha . He and I have very similar last names and they rhyme so it felt kind of dumb sounding when I put them together. It’s like Pan and Tan so Pan-Tan was weird and then me changing it entirely to Tan didn’t really fit right with me

View Quoted Comment I’m not sure! I think it was the way the law was written on how you can change your name after marriage. They told her she’d either have to make her maiden name her middle while dropping her middle name or hyphenate her last names. I also know there are some states that don’t let you make your maiden your middle without a court ordered name change so it varies everywhere.

I believe I will drop my middle name, have my current surname become my new middle name and add his name as my new surname.

I’ll be taking his last name. I’m not attached at all to my current last name. I might use my new lash name and my mom’s maiden name on social media. I currently use hers whenever I can.

I'm taking his last name only because my dad's side of the family... is definitely not my favorite. They're not great people, and though I've had the last name for my whole life, I've actually always looked forward to distancing myself from that aspect of my family.

It's a very personal choice for EVERYONE, and all humans should make it for themselves!

I don’t believe in that tradition (for many reasons). We discussed early on that I don’t believe in hyphenating unless he does it as well, so that is what we are going to do. It’s only fair.

Definitely changing my last name to his. We have two boys together and this is one thing I cannot wait for us to all share. Dropping my last name like it's hot! My mother gave me three insane middle names. My maiden name will be middle.

I’m changing my last name to his 😊

I kept my name!

We're both planning to hyphenate. I don't want to lose my last name (for both personal and professional reasons), but he wanted us to have the same last name and his is already hyphenated. So we decided to take one of his last names and put it with mine.

I’m leaning towards hyphenating or adding his name.

I will be hyphenating my name bc I do love my name. I also work with kids and I am ok if they still call me by my maiden name bc that is what they are use too.

First time: First Maiden Married. Divorced, went back to First Middle Maiden. This time I went full on and went with FIrst Middle Married and I have zero regrets. I missed my middle name more than my maiden, lol!!!

You gotta do what feels best for you!