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"The Name Is Mine"

As a 21 year old male how I feel is completely irrelevant, I have not much say in whether or not my future wife decides to take my last name. Do I hope that my wife will make the choice to take my last name? Absolutely. But what is boils down to is that the choice is not mine. The way I was brought, up taking the husbands name was not even a question nor was it a big deal. In my eyes taking your husbands name is more of a sign as respect than it is anything else. So basically the decision that Anna Quindlen made in "The Name Is Mine" is a decision that I don't particularly agree with but does directly affect me as a son and as a future husband.
Up until the 1970's and the Feminist explosion the key reasons why a bride would take the groom's name was first, the protection of family and wealth. Second, Designation of a new life together. Third Acknowledgment of God's presence in an endorsement of the marriage. Studies show that even now eighty five......

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