Why don't more men take their wife's surname when they marry?

Re:Why don't more men take their wife's surname when they ma... by zamadatix on Sunday July 29, 2018 @12:57PM (#17639050)

> * Seventy-two percent of adults polled in a 2011 study said they believe a woman should give up her maiden name when she gets married, and half of those who responded said they believe that it should be a legal requirement, not a choice. *

I find this extraordinary. I've never really thought about it much, I've just known I've always wanted to get rid of "Smith" since I have a common first name as well. I wish there was a freely accessible copy of that study.

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Re:Why don't more men take their wife's surname when they ma... by Latty on Sunday July 29, 2018 @02:03PM (#17639419)

That is absolutely nuts. Do these people not realise you can change your name anyway? It's one of those really weird positions I don't understand the process of getting to.

I have to assume those people are nutjobs who want to enforce traditional gender roles and have servile women, and see this as an aspect of that, literally having ownership over their identity.

It's kinda horrifying.

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Re:Why don't more men take their wife's surname when they ma... by projektir on Sunday July 29, 2018 @02:31PM (#17639554)

This seems to be going a little too far, likely the issue is just cultural lag.

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Re:Why don't more men take their wife's surname when they ma... by Latty on Tuesday July 31, 2018 @07:57PM (#17658421)

That holds for thinking it's what someone should do, but wanting to enforce it? That's pretty crazy.

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