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In reply to the discussion: I wish women in the U.S. automatically kept their last names when they marry [View all]vaberella
(24,634 posts)I wonder where you got that everyone keeps their last names. That's hardly the case. Most women in France for instance are not even getting married, since non-married couples can share the same advantages as married couples. However those who do get married a lot of them give up their names.
As a womanist, I don't see what is wrong with a woman wanting to give up her name as a romantic act. In this day and age many women know it's a personal choice since there are plenty of women have dual names. But I don't wish women to stop--- it is their prerogative. I still see Michelle Obama as a strong woman despite the fact she doesn't carry her own name. Carrying the name of one's husband is a personal choice and I don't see it holding the same gravitas it did 200 or so years ago.