In this day and age...

[DimPrawn]

Off on a slight tangent, is there any custom with civil partnerships ?

Not quite sure how best to put this, but does the "liftee" take the "lifter's" name or vice versa, if you see what I mean ?

Surely they take turns lifting things for each other?

[moorfield]

Surely they take turns lifting things for each other?

As I said, I don't quite know how to phrase that. Forgive my ignorance.

[Spacecadet]

Now known as alias Smith and Jones.

I'm showing my age now...

I'm considerably younger than you and i remember smith and jones

[poser]

I'd like my wife ( when i find / buy one) to change her name - I think its the traditionalist in me, plus ive got a 13 letter surname, so its only fair she suffers too!

[alreadypacked]

I worked with an Indian woman, when she got married her surname changed to her husbands first name. Don't think it will catch on here.

[Bagpuss]

Isn't that what they do in Yemen?

[To BI or not to BI?]

My future ex-wife didn't change hers, which I guess comes handy now that we are divorcing....

[Bear]

I took ex-husbands name, now I can't wait to get rid of it. Mine changed when I was a little kid anyway (just started school) as I was adopted and it took ages to get used to. Now I can't wait to go back to my maiden name and I reckon "IF" I was ever to get married (not likely after this morning!!) again I'd just keep my own name - too much hassle to change it again!

Don't fancy Cailin Bear then?

[TheFaQQer]

My wife changed to my surname when we got married. But when we left the UK, she got it back as part of a double barrelled surname. And mine was changed almost the same way.

Mr Smith and Miss Jones -> Mr and Mrs Smith -> Mr Smith - Jones and Mrs Jones Smith.

Some friends of mine, when they got married, she took a double-barrelled name, but he didn't.

So she still changed hers, but they still both have different surnames. I never know how to address envelopes to them.

[cailin maith]

Don't fancy Cailin Bear then?

woo hoo - blind date with Bear's brother??