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It is definitely really weird. I feel like my signature doesn't "flow" anymore and I still get confused when I hear MyName DHLastName. That's not me!
I even put my maiden name on the application for my new driver's license! Oops! Had to fill out a new form. 
But it is getting better day by day--I think it will be like wearing my engagment ring--for the first few months I noticed it all the time but now it is just part of me.
I definitely know what youre talking about. My signature for my last name didnt change much because its not so legible - the first letter WAS a V, now its a Y. I had a g in the middle of my maiden name that blended in, so it looked almsot like a Y. But its still weird to know that even though it looks almost identical, its not my maiden name.
I definately know what you are saying. Its kind of a bitter sweet thing to change your name! AT first I didnt want to change my name at all because my family name is completely done because we are all girls and 2 have already changed theri names. However it is the same situation on my fiances side. I thought about it alot and I just dont want to have a different name then my future husband and children. So I decided I will be changing my name...but it is sad and doesnt really feel like "me" but im sure it will feel like me (same for you) once you have it for a while and after you marry the man of your dreams!!!
Who knew the name change would be such a big deal! Im sure your future husband will be soooo happy for you to have his family name!
Yeah after signing your name for so ma ny years and then have to CHANGE IT! Ugh! I tryit out too or write and see, and like it was said before, there is no FLOW to it yet. Yeah...for example, My First name is Katie, like in my user name on here, but my last name is not Williams YET! So its weirds when I log onto here and use that and see that, its going to be so weird to actually see it all the time and get use to it but on the same hand I am excited. Even though I have to loose my last name which I LOVE and have much pride in, and go to a very common last name! but its my babies last name so I have to rock it and be proud of that last name now!
I've been finding it awkward too - but I'm getting used to it over time. In a way though, I feel like I'm betraying the "old" me - you know?
I changed my name about a month ago, and I'm still having a hard time using it. I think it'll probably take a year until I'm used to using/writing/saying it naturally.
It didn't feel like me at first, so I know exactly what you mean. I didn't even have any attachment to my old name, so I was surprised by that. But it goes away over time. I've almost gotten over that :)
It feels a little strange still but I'm getting used to it for sure and kind of like it now!
@REALESTCOASTER - that's exactly it! It's like I'm betraying the "old" me.
I really am excited to change my name - but now that it's coming before me - I TOTALLY understand those who decide NOT to. Now - there's never been a question in my mind (plus my husband keeps saying there was no question to begin with, lol, whatever) that I WILL change my name - but I do totally understand those who are apprehensive.
I am very excited that I will be Mrs. Myhusband'slastname soon enough - and granted, maybe I'm lucky that I HAVE this full year to still be "me" until I legally change my name...but it is going to seriously take a LOT of getting used to!
My "old" name was very short and I could do my entire signature without lifting my pen from the paper once.
My "new" name is double the length and requires lots of pen pick-ups.
I admit that this annoys me greatly (but not enough to change my mind on name-changing...)
I am going to hypenate mine.............. mostly because my daughter has my last name :)
Oh yes! The toughest part is when you begin changing your name, but it hasn't been changed on everything. Then you have to really pay attention to which you are signing. Once everything is changed over and you see your new last name everywhere, it begins to come as a second nature again (about 3 months for me)!
I didnt start writing my new name until after we got married but it definitely felt weird. There were several times Id start to write my old name and have to correct it. It was really weird hearing someone answering the phone at my work and saying my new last name too. Actually the weirdest part now is still writing my old last name (on checks and cards that still have my old last name on them)
I am so excited about changing my name...mostly b/c I have middle name envy and can't wait to push my last name over to the left one spot =) Now I will be able to get stuff nicely monogrammed like most of the rest of the population. Plus...my dad and I have similar names AND neither one of us has middle names so my payments used to get applied to HIS accounts for phone service all the time...LOL.
My signature is about to get a lot shorter and it'll be weird. I'm going from a common name to a name that there are less than 100 of here in the US. The first letter is a P so I feel like my signature won't flow any more either. It'll just take us time to get used to it. Like you said, you'll notice it all the time at first, but then it'll just be you!
I haven't had a single problem with saying my new last name. I haven't gotten it changed legally yet, but I will be as soon as I have a chance to head out to the SS office. It felt natural to me from the very first day. In fact, I slid into calling my fiance 'my husband' less than an hour after the ceremony. And the thing is, my name will be longer and even more difficult for other people to pronounce now.
My wedding was 6 months ago and I changed my name right away. I just recently felt normal about signing my new name. For a long time, I used to pause after I wrote my first name and really concentrate so I got the last name right! Just last week, I noticed that I could sign it without thinking too much about it.
i feel totally awkward about it lol...its funny trying to switch something you've known your whole life! its fun though!
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ok - for those of you who ARE def. changing their names - or have recently...do you find it a little weird to actually try and USE or WRITE your new name?
DH and I are legally married and I WANT to change my name now - but I have to wait til after our wedding as most people don't actually KNOW we are married...
However - there are a few situations where I've been "trying out" my new name to see if I can get used to it...for example - we have three fur-babies (2 dogs, 1 cat) and when I take either dog to get groomed at Petco - all their information is under HIS last name. So when I go there, my name is: MyFirstName HisLastName/MyNewName... And so when I sign in I actually sign my new last name. (not on the credit card receipt, but anything that wouldn't financially be linked to my legal name)...
ANYWHOO - thing is - as excited as I am TO change it and part of me can't WAIT - Part of me feels so incredibly weird about it - like I'm not allowed to use it - because it's not "ME"...even though I know it IS me and will be for the rest of my life now - but it just feels weird to sign my name as my new name - like I'm trying to be someone that I'm not - even though this IS who I will be for the rest of my life...
Anyone else know what I'm talking about?