The decision to change last names after marriage involves emotional and practical considerations. One partner expressed ambivalence about adopting their significant other's surname due to a prior name change and the bureaucratic challenges it involves. They highlighted the importance of their original last name as a fundamental part of their identity, coupled with the ease of the simpler previous surname. Despite these concerns, there is an acknowledgment of the significance it holds for the partner who prefers to keep family traditions alive.
Changing my name is like updating my entire identity one tedious form at a time. I didn’t feel an emotional connection to my previous last name, but it was just easier to keep it.
My past experiences with name changes made me ambivalent. I wasn’t emotionally tied to my previous name; rather, I preferred its simplicity over the complexity of my husband’s last name.
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