Another name won’t change the scent of a rose, but it may change how you feel about yourself.

Whose name will reign? Every couple needs to have that conversation. An sometimes the conversation escalates and becomes a war. It’s not always the couple, themselves, who disagree about who will take the other’s name. It’s the parents.
The groom’s parents may think that acceptance of their family name should be automatic and the bride should build her future as a member of their family.
The bride’s family may feel that their daughter has built her life with their family name and giving it up will set up a sort of disconnect with her own family.
Who’s right? The answer is that there’s no right or wrong. There are just opinions. How important is your name to you?
Many men and women say it’s their history – and it matters
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