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History of Feminism

eridani

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11. I got a lot of crap for not taking my husband's name in 1970

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Thu May 31, 2012, 04:08 AM

May 2012

I was a couple of thousand miles away from family, and so we did our own hippy thing. One of our commune roommates had a Universal Life Church license, and did the official paperwork in return for part of his share of the rent. That was the only expense apart from the food.

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Confronting Tradition: Weddings and Feminism [View all] boston bean May 2012 OP

When I was getting married I discovered a lot ejpoeta May 2012 #1

I can really understand this womans POV boston bean May 2012 #2

These things all made me uncomfortable when I got married. MadrasT May 2012 #3

You know, I was too dumb back then to really give it much thought. boston bean May 2012 #6

My husband's observation? JustAnotherGen May 2012 #4

I'm really liking your husband! LOL boston bean May 2012 #5

I love your last sentence! CrispyQ May 2012 #8

I confronted tradition & said fuck it. CrispyQ May 2012 #7

what bothered me were so many of the men, friends, father in law seabeyond May 2012 #9

One of the downsides of Facebook... laconicsax May 2012 #10

I got a lot of crap for not taking my husband's name in 1970 eridani May 2012 #11