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Signed:

SIGNED AND DECLARED at:

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this day, the

Before me,

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A readers' forum post by Sarah Cavendish on Thu, 02/06/2005 - 15:15 | reply to this comment
What if he says you must?
A readers' forum post by Tevemer on Thu, 02/06/2005 - 18:16 | reply to this comment
I think another interesting question would be how many women who consider themselves Taken In Hand would change their name if their husband INSISTED that they do. What if you were not keen on the name change idea and your husband said that you will take his name. I was married already when my husband started taking me in hand and I had already changed my name. I am not sure how I would have felt if he had insisted. He may have, even though we were not Taken In Hand, because it was very important to him. I have been wondering how I would have reacted if he had insisted. I decided to take his name in the end because he wanted me to in the end and I have felt fine about the decision.

Take care,
Tevemer

A readers' forum post by Tevemer on Thu, 02/06/2005 - 18:16 | reply to this comment
I love my husband's name
A readers' forum post by happy_wife on Fri, 03/06/2005 - 04:05 | reply to this comment
And was so happy and proud to take it when we married. I will admit, there are still times I have to think about how to spell it.

With my first marriage, I kept my maiden name and hypenated it. Two reasons... I am very close to my father and he had all girls. He is an only child. I wanted the name to carry on. Second reason, my first husband had a horrible last name and I just didn't like it. Things got too confusing at doctor's offices etc because they never remembered where they filed you away..first last name or second!

Now I only use my husband's and he's Mexican and likes to tell me in the Spanish world, a