Hyphen or Changing Last Name?

I’m taking FH’s last name. His name and my name together would be insanely long.

I’m either just adding his name, so it would be a double last name, or hyphenating. I would just keep mine, but it is very important to my FH (though he has been supportive of me thinking about keeping my maiden name). My mom was in the same boat, wanted to keep hers, but my dad and his family wanted her to change, so she just added his name on as. A double last name (no hyphen). She goes by just her maiden name professionally, but legally she goes by the double last name.

Professionally it makes more sense for me to use my maiden name as that is how I’m known and that is big in my profession.

I'm hyphenating. I wish I could just keep mine, but my FH is't that progressive. I'm really not a fan of the new one.

For me, I’m going to change my last name and move my maiden name to my middle name. I’m an only child and thought of hyphenating to carry on the name, but moving it to my middle name is still a way to carry it on. Besides, our kids wouldn’t have the hyphen, it would be just me, so I just choose to take his all the way!

I’m planning on moving my last name to my middle name. That way I can keep my name, while still take his. I’m not a fan of hyphenated names.

View Quoted Comment Haha, this perfectly states why I’m not a fan of hyphenating.

I like the idea, but not the annoyance that comes with it. 😄

I agree with Chandra. An intimate family I feel should have one name to represent a unit. But it’s a personal choice and your own perspective of the term “family.”

If you feel like changing your name change it then there is no big deal about it. Or else hyphenate it and it's up to you.

I’m changing mine, it’s personal preference. I know many people that have done both.. and if I did hyphenate my name it would be 15 letters so I definitely don’t want to be writing Richardson-Dumas for the rest of my life but that’s just my preference 😬