Women should keep their last name when they get married


Agree

  • Your name is your identity
  • Why erase half the family history
  • Professional reputation is tied to your name
  • Changing names is bureaucratic hell
  • Equality means not defaulting to his

Disagree

  • Creates family unity with one name
  • Beautiful symbol of joining together
  • Makes parenting logistics easier
  • Tradition has value and meaning
  • Hyphenating gets messy with kids

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