Wednesday
Oct152008
Overheard: the name debate
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 11:08AM
This is a conversation I overheard awhile ago, but because it's one of my favorite topics, it stuck in my head.
Guy: So did you hear what Robert Benson's* new last name is?
Girl: Robert Benson has a new last name?
Guy: Robert Moon-Benson.
Girl: He took her last name! What? I've never heard of the guy taking the girl's last name.
Guy: Me neither!
Girl: Why did he do that?
Guy: Because Marie made him.
Girl: Well is she at least Marie Moon-Benson?
Guy: Yeah, but I just think it's so funny. Who does that?
Girl: I know, I've never heard of the guy taking the girl's last name!
Yeah thanks, you already said that. You've never heard of it, it's shocking and unorthodox, we get it. My favorite part is the part about how Marie made him do it. Like he had no choice in the matter.
Wait, maybe my favorite part is when she asked if Marie at least changed her name too. Because god forbid if she didn't! What a disgrace that would be. I mean a woman can hyphenate her name with no expectation that the man will do the same, but the other way around? You better be hyphenating too missy, it's only fair. You know since you made him do it and all.
*Names have been changed to protect the innocent.
Guy: So did you hear what Robert Benson's* new last name is?
Girl: Robert Benson has a new last name?
Guy: Robert Moon-Benson.
Girl: He took her last name! What? I've never heard of the guy taking the girl's last name.
Guy: Me neither!
Girl: Why did he do that?
Guy: Because Marie made him.
Girl: Well is she at least Marie Moon-Benson?
Guy: Yeah, but I just think it's so funny. Who does that?
Girl: I know, I've never heard of the guy taking the girl's last name!
Yeah thanks, you already said that. You've never heard of it, it's shocking and unorthodox, we get it. My favorite part is the part about how Marie made him do it. Like he had no choice in the matter.
Wait, maybe my favorite part is when she asked if Marie at least changed her name too. Because god forbid if she didn't! What a disgrace that would be. I mean a woman can hyphenate her name with no expectation that the man will do the same, but the other way around? You better be hyphenating too missy, it's only fair. You know since you made him do it and all.
*Names have been changed to protect the innocent.
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Reader Comments (5)
This kind of thing makes me sooooo tired. I'm flabbergasted that women are taking the husband's name. What is up with that? Really. What?
That's kind of hilarious.
Gah.
Men.
wowwwww.
my friend A. and her husband did that. i thought it was pretty awesome.
Thanks Willikat!
Yes, we decided to have both our last names represented. It was a looonnggg discussion, but a solution we could both get onboard with. He knew that he should be just as willing to change his name if he was going to ask me to change mine. So we're A & J My last name His last name (no hyphen).
But, this was our decision. What other people decide to do is totally cool with me. There are many reasons to take his name, not take his name, take her name, hyphenate, etc. To each their own.