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I hear you. Although everyone has a lot of love for my FI they don't have a whole lot of love for my new last name. It's important to him that I change it and it doesn't bother me to lose mine but it will be a little harder get used to his.
I just finished changing everything last week. I'm happy to be married to him but I've been this name for 30+ years. It's such a strange feeling, sort of bittersweet.
Yeah Im not too excited about it but its really important to FI so I will do it. The only thing I like is that we will ahve the same last name and feel more like a family
I'm hyphenating because I couldn't bear to give up my name! It will definitely be weird to have Smith tacked on to the end of my name though...
I am a teacher and the thought of my kiddos calling me Mrs. T instead of Ms. H is really weird. It's really like getting a new first name for me. People are going to be talking to me at school and I won't answer them because I won't know they are talking to me.
I hyphenated and I'm still having trouble adjusting to the extra two syllables. Plus I always have to spell it for people, unlike my maiden name.
Yeah, my new last name definitely does not sound like how it's spelled.. so that's something I have to get used to as well.. I say it, say what is sounds like, then how it's spelled.. way more difficult, but it's worth it. Like clarebee said, it's really like we are family now..
I know exaclty what you girls are saying. I love my FI with all my heart but he is hispanic and has a very hispanic last name. I am not. It will be quite an adjustment for me to change my name. Honeslty I prefer to hyphanate it but I mentioned it once and he was offended. I hope I am not wrong for feeling like this.
I know just what you are saying! I honestly didn't think it was going to be a big deal. I really didn't. I kept saying "Sure, I'll change it, who cares." Now I'm missing my maiden name. It's odd.
I am getting so frustrated by the name change process! Honestly, for me, it has been more stressful than planning the wedding-- I keep getting mad at my husband because he doesn't have to deal with the hassles and the waiting in 4 hour long lines at the SSA and getting the run around from everyone from banks to the DMV.
I have also had some spectacular new-name fails: For example, I sent out an E-mail from my old E-mail address to my contacts to say "here is my new e-mail with my married name." Except that I definitely wrote my new E-mail address wrong with my maiden name where my married name should have been.
Thankfully I didn't have a lot of problems changing my name. It's weird at first but you get used to it. You aren't losing yourself, you are just adding to yourself.
msterrapin, im sorry yours has been such a hassle, I had about a 30 minute wait at the SSA. Haven't hit the DMV yet though... that always takes a while.
MissAsB - I am definitely looking forward to getting used to it!
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Just wanted to post that I just got my name changed at the Social Security office today. For all you other Cuyahoga County brides - I went to the Celebrese Federal building downtown. They just needed my ID & my marriage certificate.
As the woman was changing my name in the computer, she goes "well, you're stuck with him now..." Ha, funniest part of my day :)
So now I have to wait until it comes in the mail to go to the DMV to change my license. And I have to get used to being refered to as Mrs. Something totally different.. it's weird!