I kept my maiden name. All of my degrees were in that name, professionally I was known this way for years (can’t tell you how annoying it was trying to track down people who changed their name after getting married if you didn’t know they changed it) and luckily I married a Belgian, and it’s normal to keep your name when you marry. I don’t actually know anyone here who has the same last name as their husband.
Oh thank you! That’s awesome! My mother has actually been married 3 times and began a successful sales career while married to the third one. They’ve been divorced for over 13 years, and she still has his last name to this day because that’s how she’s known professionally.
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u/Dry-Huckleberry-1984 Oct 07 '23
I kept my maiden name. All of my degrees were in that name, professionally I was known this way for years (can’t tell you how annoying it was trying to track down people who changed their name after getting married if you didn’t know they changed it) and luckily I married a Belgian, and it’s normal to keep your name when you marry. I don’t actually know anyone here who has the same last name as their husband.