Why Must My Ex-Wife Keep My Last Name?
Women often debate whether to take their husband's last name upon marriage. Shouldn't men have a right to ask for it back upon divorce?
Women often debate whether to take their husband's last name upon marriage. Shouldn't men have a right to ask for it back upon divorce?
Anne Peterson | Posted 12.23.2011
When my boyfriend proposed I had a rogue thought that I never imagined could infiltrate my brain: I want to take his last name. Ack! ACK! Who am I, if not a feminist? Who am I, if not a Peterson?
Lori Sokol | Posted 11.17.2011
There's a whole new debate about whether taking a spouse's name is, in fact, a feminist issue, when that spouse is, in fact, of the same gender.
Anat Shenker-Osorio | Posted 05.25.2011
As we question and alter the roles (and even actors) in what we call marriage, this name changing custom remains largely in place. It's worth asking, then, just how far have we come, baby?
Ed Housewright | Posted 02.23.2012