surname

I took my husbands name when we married. He has a lovely unusual surname and mine was really common.

I am, and looking forward to it too. Ive not gone for the popular "sticking both surnames together" as it is annoying - it is still different from your OH's so why bother?!

I dont know when I'm supposed to tell banks/bills etc, and im wondering if I can leave the passport as long as poss, as I only got it last year!

What are you going to do?

Yep ill be chaning mine - why wouldnt you?

I doubt i will be able to change it at work though

Am going to change my surname as we have a little boy so think it will be nice for us all to have the same surname but am quite sad about it! doint think il feel like me lol if you know wat i mean. am prob just being silly! any yeah am confused as how you change all your documents and stuff!

Yes I'm taking his surname, I actually can't wait to have the same name as him and our kids!

Feel very left out, even our pets are registered under his surname at the vets lol!

My sister in law lives in italy and marries an italian and she kept her own surname as italians dont take the husbands surnames unless they are being introduced together. just got me thinking x

Yeah Ill be taking OH's name Im the odd one out with the surname, and hate it when the school sends home letters with Mr K and Miss B, I can't wait for them to be Mr & Mrs K lol silly I know but it will feel like were complete, and it might stop my little girls asking why I have different names to them and thier Dad haha little munchkins

Yep I'm taking mine. H2B said I have to! I can understand why some people don't though. It's been my identity for 30 years, I'll be sad to see my family name go.

I'm taking his name but I won't be able to at work - I keep turning it over, but realistically I don't think it's a good idea.

I will be taking my OH names - mine is really unsual and I have to spell it out ALL the time which drives me mad, plus the name works really well - will be odd tho! x

exactly the reason i am changing it!!!! i can't wait but i know that some people keep their name for work etc

Hiya, yes definately taking my H2B surname it is far shorter than mine, although very common!

Also, cant wait to have the same name as my kids and feel like a proper family yayy!!

I feel exactly the same, I can't wait to take his surname but I will be a bit sad to loose mine.

Im changing mine, I cant wait to take his surname!

I'm changing mine too for almost all reasons already mentioned. OH has two children so we'll all be the same (including any that we might have together). I know it's stupid but somehow it feels like i'll be part of their family more.

I've also got a name that no one can spell and i'm tired of repeating myself and spelling it again and again. Even when I spell it for people they repeat is back wrong - there's no G! (rant over, sorry).

I'm going to change mine too - think it's nice, but know what those mean saying it will seem a little sad too. I def want to and is totally my choice but I wouldn't want to feel any less part of the family I grew up in and will be losing my Dad's surname who has passed away.

But it's the right thing for me, will take some getting used to though I think, and have NO idea what my new signature will be!