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Major Nikon

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15. I'm against marriage in general

Reply to Warren DeMontague (Original post)

Sat Mar 23, 2013, 09:55 PM

Mar 2013

Or at least the government sponsorship of marriage, which is pretty ironic since I've been married for over 25 years now.

The whole idea of marriage revolves around ownership going both directions. The tradition of name changing is simply a product of that idea. I just see the name changing issue as simply part of a broader idea that doesn't seem to be working very well.

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What do you folks think about the name change question? [View all] Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 OP

Needless to say, my SO did not take my last name. Warren Stupidity Mar 2013 #1

Just to think, if I had married Elizabeth Warren, I could be Warren Warren. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #2

My wife took my first name. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #6

I didn't really have an opinion mokawanis Mar 2013 #3

My feeling is if the woman has a professional career.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2013 #4

I really did not mind if my wife kept hers Inkfreak Mar 2013 #5

My wife didn`t "take" my name. At least not "officially". opiate69 Mar 2013 #7

My last name is incredibly common and dull, and hers quite a bit more unique. kwassa Mar 2013 #8

There was never a question that my wife was taking my name. MrSlayer Mar 2013 #9

My wife didn't take my name. Never asked or wanted her to. nt Bonobo Mar 2013 #10

Should be up to the individual, imo. Dash87 Mar 2013 #11

I would agree with that, to the point that it seems so obvious I didn't expressly say it Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #12

Hello Mr. Johnson-White-Smith-Green-Corneliius-Allen The Third Dash87 Mar 2013 #13

Hell, I changed my name to my mothers family name Sen. Walter Sobchak Mar 2013 #14

I'm against marriage in general Major Nikon Mar 2013 #15