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For other people? I don't give a shit what you do. Your life, your business. For me? I insisted that my wife and I have the same last name. Among other reasons, I cared more about that than she did and she valued her name more than I did, so I took her name when we got married. I really like the idea that we got married and became family. Our children will have just one last name: ours.

Also, changing your name by marriage is incredibly easy to do, even for a guy. At least it was in Kent county in Michigan. Any argument that it's a hassle is a bit silly. If you can afford a half a day off of work (for the social security office), you can change your name when you get married. Note that you have to sign the marriage license under the new name. Otherwise you do get the hassle of a traditional name change, which takes a fee and going before a judge.