Hyphenated Names

I don't get hyphenated names. Part of a marriage is giving yourself to another. Sure it's more the woman who has to do it more often than not, but here's more of what I don't get.

Bachelor/Bachelorette parties: why is it their "last day of being single!!!!" They were not single long before it even came to that point. And besides you still have the same opportunity to do what you want, it's just the morality level changes.

Back to hyphenated names. It's just so much more to write out, it's confusing and when you're a couple and married, you become ONE. The Smith's, The Davis's. You get married because your husband fell in love with who YOU are, not your name and your name should be dropped and his taken.

Or, just keep your own name. Don't hyphenate.

I saw this name today. Dr. McAnally-Dickey