tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26637694.post2029018008649588455..comments2023-10-30T01:07:58.781-07:00Comments on Some Untidy Spot: Deny thy husband and refuse his namePetrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454911336796743360noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26637694.post-36253600593498079892010-05-10T12:16:12.038-07:002010-05-10T12:16:12.038-07:00I could be wrong, but I've gotten the impressi...I could be wrong, but I've gotten the impression that most women who keep their own name do so not just as a desire to declare how feminist they are. I kept my name for a mix of reasons, starting with the fact that I was too lazy to change it in the first place and later didn't want to anymore.<br /><br />What I read in an article about a study in The Netherlands is that women who keep their last names are likely to have done so because they have a good career going or have been published professionally and they want people to be able to find them and continue working with them.<br /><br />The study done in The Netherlands also showed that women who took their husband's last name did behave differently, too. <br /><br />It felt like a big change to me and I could believe I might have changed in some ways because of it. <br /><br />I'm one of the many who didn't officially change my last name, but I don't mind if people in my not-professional life call me by my husband's last name. And he doesn't get offended when people who know me call him Mr. Benet.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600619121118216535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26637694.post-59153423034641948992010-05-10T09:56:06.526-07:002010-05-10T09:56:06.526-07:00I completely echo your reasons for not changing yo...I completely echo your reasons for not changing your name. Why would I change it to a popular name when I like my name and can have fun confusing people?Minniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12781667687969481705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26637694.post-39022000403917012010-05-07T20:52:58.322-07:002010-05-07T20:52:58.322-07:00How do you spell Mike's last name? Why can...How do you spell Mike's last name? Why can't all those "N" people agree on one spelling?Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14528178130475679570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26637694.post-17544926402786797022010-05-07T19:29:14.638-07:002010-05-07T19:29:14.638-07:00If my maiden name hadn't sucked so badly I may...If my maiden name hadn't sucked so badly I may have considered not changing it, but as it was my entire life I was looking forward to getting a new less sucky last name. Even if no one can spell it right.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572324550893904380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26637694.post-80157705197454615072010-05-07T14:30:11.111-07:002010-05-07T14:30:11.111-07:00i love your blog.i love your blog.ANJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011473310002602707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26637694.post-20729701842068975832010-05-07T12:42:58.870-07:002010-05-07T12:42:58.870-07:00I've been mentally messing with the idea of po...I've been mentally messing with the idea of posting about my own name game for a while now. And after reading this, I think I'll just copy-paste.<br /><br />I know we're not the same person, but when it comes to this topic...we're almost exact on the reasons/feelings/etc.<br /><br />Thanks for the post!Heidihttp://pintosbeans.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com