Mister Poll: The married name game -- in YOUR marriage

This is a poll about what you think about a woman changing her name or not upon marriage -- but not any marriage, just your own.

Single guys -- What do you think your reaction would be if a woman you were thinking about marrying (or planning to marry) said that she definitely did NOT want to take your last name upon marriage?

That's my preference, too!

No problem, really.

If I couldn't change her mind, then I'd let her have her way -- reluctantly.

If I couldn't change her mind, then I might not marry her.

If I couldn't change her mind, then I definitely wouldn't marry her.

Single ladies -- what do you think would be your reaction if a man you were thinking of marrying (or planning to marry) told you that he definitely wanted you to take his last name as your own?

That's my preference, too!

No problem, really.

If I couldn't change his mind, then I'd let him have his way -- reluctantly.

If I couldn't change his mind, then I might not marry him.

If I couldn't change his mind, then I definitely wouldn't marry him.

Married people (either gender) -- what style of married name does the wife have (e.g. if Jane Smith married John Doe)?

His last name (e.g. Jane Doe)

Her maiden name (e.g. Jane Smith)

A compound surname: her maiden name followed by his (e.g. Jane Smith Doe)

Her maiden name -- hyphen -- his name (e.g. Jane Smith-Doe)

We BOTH took a new name (e.g. John and Jane Roe)

Married ladies -- if you took his name on marriage, which of the following reasons was the most important?

I think it's more romantic that way

To think of ourselves as a team

To ensure that everyone in our family (he, me, and children) will have the same last name

To please my husband

Respect for tradition

Married ladies -- if you DIDN'T take your husband's name upon marriage, which of the following reasons was most important?

Professional (e.g. potential loss of income if I didn't keep it)

Practical (e.g. too much trouble to go through the name-change process)

Philosophical (e.g. I didn't think it was fair to be expected to change my name)

Married people (either gender) -- have you and your spouse had any significant conflict/disagreement over this issue?

Yes

Some disagreement, but it did not or has not led to significant conflict

No, we were in agreement

This poll was created on 2005-06-06 00:43:07 by ogden_edsl