Should I hyphenate my last name?

What do you want to do? Ultimately, it’s your name, and your decision.

FTR, I’m not changing my name, the women in my family don’t. Also, it’s split 50/50 amongst my friends who have changed their names.

I changed my name altogether. I was pretty attached to my maiden name, but ah well. It's important for me to share our name.

It's a personal decision. I am legally hyphenating. Socially my married name and professionally it will still be my maiden name

Absolutely a personal decision. I took H's last name, but I dropped my middle name and replaced it with my maiden name.

Agree with PP, do what you want. I think a lot of people ask the question because it is such a standard thing to ask, not because they really care what you do. When my DH was asked if I was changing my name, he said told people "no, we are both keeping our names". I just said, no I'm not No right or wrong or better or worse, whatever you want.

I'm personally changing my last name .. my first marriage I hyphenated. But honestly I want the same last name as my kids ..

Like @Daniella, I replaced my given middle name with my maiden name and took H's last name when we married. When we did all the paperwork, I changed it officially and have used my full three names ever since. Personally, I wasn't a fan of having a different last name from future children nor of hyphenated last names for our kids. Figure out what will work best for you!

It's a personal choice.

It's your name, make the best decision for you.

Up to you! I am but I love his and it's easier to spell and say

Do whatever you want. H's last name is long and Polish and impossible to pronounce, but I'm changing to his because I hope to have children and would like us to all have the same last name.

There's no wrong answer here, it's totally up to you. Go with your gut.

I changed mine as soon as I legally could lol My maiden name was hard to spell and pronounce and now it's so simple.

Totally up to you, though I'd at least talk to your fiance about it. We talked about it long before we got engaged. I moderately cared about keeping my name, he didn't really care, so I'm keeping my maiden name legally and professionally (socially I'm totally happy to be "Mrs. Hisname"). For his brother and sister-in-law, it was the opposite: she didn't feel strongly but he did, so she took his name.

Most of my friends kept their maiden names, family is about 50/50. It's really just a personal decision.

It is completely up to you, it is your name and no one elses decision. I personally don't want a hyphenated name and am not a big fan of my maiden name so I am changing my last name (except professionally I will probably keep it just to avoid confusion).

My mother didn't change her name and my parents have been happily married 40 years. No one thought we weren't related. The same issue might occur if a Mom re-marries and changes her name and her kids have their father's/her 1st husband's name.

y sister and I were given hyphenated names, which never caused one, single problem, in our lives. Our uncles' wife didn't change her name, either; our cousins have hyphenated names, too. Again, not one single problem.

We knew more school friends with hyphenated names than you would imagine.

Ultimately, it's your decision. Just out of curiosity though, what are the differing views you've been presented? I kept mine, btw.

I changed my name because we want kids and i want us all to have the same name. I think there are some things you need to think through if you want kids and hyphenate - do the kids get both names? Just yours? Just his? What do they do when they get married?

Since I was a little girl, I envisioned changing my name to my spouses so I guess I've never fully attached to my maiden name. My siblings and their spouses all share one name as do my parents. The name change process is a pain and I'm not yet used to my new name, but to me it is absolutely worth it.

It's totally your decision. I'm only changing mine if my state will allow my daughter to be legally adopted and if she chooses to have her name changed. I don't want her to be the only person in our family (we want more kids asap) with a different last name.

I have not changed mine and I don't know if I ever will. I am still Mrs. H and will answer to that. I have just been who I am for 47 years and have no plans to change my name.

I agree it is a personal decision and your choice not anyone else.

Ignore both his family and your family. What do you want to do? I am hyphenating for professional reasons.