While the idea of marriage may be outdated and tied to patriarchal, gender/sex-biased traditions, it remains an ideal for the majority of Americans

Personally, I don't recommend living life as a hyphen. It can be complicated.

According to research released earlier this year, NO ONE wants a woman to propose. A new study conducted by the University of California, Santa Cru...

If you change your last name in any way, you're going to have some hoops to jump through in the workplace to establish your new identity.

A traditionalist might expect a bride to change her last name after marriage, while a feminist might suggest she do whatever she and her partner decid...

So, when it comes to changing your name, do what's best for you and your spouse -- if you don't want to take his name, he can take yours or you can start over. What have you done about changing your names?

My generation came along, and about a quarter of us chose to keep our own names and do something creative for our children: hyphenate, or string names together, or create new ones.