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Should Ladies Retain Their Surname After Marriage? by RICHIEBOI1(m): 11:48pm On May 02, 2009
It is not right for a lady to retain her father's name (even as middle name) after getting married. She should take the new name from her man --- except theres a very logical reason for keeping the name.
Re: Should Ladies Retain Their Surname After Marriage? by tpiah: 11:52pm On May 02, 2009
its very wrong for ladies to keep their surname after marriage, because all kinds of jobless people like  shocked undecided    will start putting mouth in other people's business as if its their own.

so to avoid this kind of pokenoser inserting his/her long nose where it doesnt belong, women should always endeavor to take on their husband's name after marriage.

Because people like   shocked     are very worried about this kind of thing! Its not good for our culture and leads to lack of respect for the god given headship of the naija men.

Ladies should avoid upsetting  shocked in this manner because we dont want our cultural values to be lost forever and we dont want to be disrespecting  shocked's naija brothers since it upsets them him so much.

Do not let westernization turn your head!!! Our female ancestors always took on their husband's surnames- why rock the boat now?


And why making  shocked shocked get his knickers in a twist?
Re: Should Ladies Retain Their Surname After Marriage? by tope5000: 11:56pm On May 02, 2009
Errrrrrrrr. . . . . .i dont think so, altho i might keep it if my husband's surname sounds ugly cheesy grin
Re: Should Ladies Retain Their Surname After Marriage? by bluesky4(f): 11:58pm On May 02, 2009
i wouldnt because i dont like my surname, but i dont see anything wrong with it. . . as long as your husbands name is included aswell ofcourse.
Re: Should Ladies Retain Their Surname After Marriage? by yme1(f): 12:16am On May 03, 2009
well i dont think so

but i dont find anything wrong with it either undecided

@tope5000
who fear nor catch wey ban you or nah anoda tope be this undecided cheesy
Re: Should Ladies Retain Their Surname After Marriage? by tope5000: 12:18am On May 03, 2009
y me:

well i dont think so

but i dont find anything wrong with it either undecided

@tope5000
who fear nor catch wey ban you or nah anoda tope be this undecided cheesy

lol cheesy
Re: Should Ladies Retain Their Surname After Marriage? by chinesedoll(f): 12:21am On May 03, 2009
tope wat are u trying to achieve
Re: Should Ladies Retain Their Surname After Marriage? by tope5000: 12:23am On May 03, 2009
chinesedoll:

tope wat are u trying to achieve

i was banned na
stay on the topic sexyhotmom cheesy
Re: Should Ladies Retain Their Surname After Marriage? by chinesedoll(f): 12:26am On May 03, 2009
tope5000:

i was banned na
stay on the topic sexyhotmom cheesy


why were u banned?
i know say u no dey find trouble
Re: Should Ladies Retain Their Surname After Marriage? by tope5000: 12:28am On May 03, 2009
chinesedoll:


why were u banned?
i know say u no dey find trouble

because of excatly dis . . . . . .oya stay on topic cheesy
Re: Should Ladies Retain Their Surname After Marriage? by bluespice(f): 12:38am On May 03, 2009
it depends,
i might i might not

that said its up to the lady
Re: Should Ladies Retain Their Surname After Marriage? by Nobody: 12:45am On May 03, 2009
Men with this kind of reasoning should better fly back to the century they were vomitted from. kiss
Re: Should Ladies Retain Their Surname After Marriage? by yme1(f): 12:47am On May 03, 2009
NL
insult don start now now shocked grin grin
Re: Should Ladies Retain Their Surname After Marriage? by Secretz(f): 12:50am On May 03, 2009
@ stillwater

Lol. Vomitted from u know! I love dat!
Re: Should Ladies Retain Their Surname After Marriage? by yme1(f): 1:29am On May 03, 2009
hahahahahaha
SECONDED grin
Re: Should Ladies Retain Their Surname After Marriage? by Nobody: 1:30am On May 03, 2009
I love hubbys surname & couldn't wait to change it wink
Re: Should Ladies Retain Their Surname After Marriage? by bluespice(f): 1:35am On May 03, 2009
i think i need to clarify something here
a lady retaining her maiden name doesnt mean she cant incorporate the hubby's name
its called compound names fellas

lola thompson weds tony animashaun
after marriage lola becomes
lola thompson-animashaun
get with it! wink
Re: Should Ladies Retain Their Surname After Marriage? by Sissy3(f): 2:43am On May 03, 2009
Whoever came up with this system of filing women away under their husbands' names?
Re: Should Ladies Retain Their Surname After Marriage? by iice(f): 6:42pm On May 03, 2009
Not changing me. . .i could hyphenate.

If he likes i use his name as my first name grin
Re: Should Ladies Retain Their Surname After Marriage? by allycat: 9:45pm On May 03, 2009
The decision on what name to answer is a very personal one between the couple. Some ladies already are established professionally when they get married and may not always be able to brandish the wedding certificate to explain the discrepancies, others just like it that way. So if they and their husbands don't mind I don't see what other peoples business is in the matter. We all Knew that Benazier Bhutto and Indira Ghandi of Blessed memory were married women even though they answered their maiden names.
Re: Should Ladies Retain Their Surname After Marriage? by romeo(m): 10:34pm On May 03, 2009
no!!
Re: Should Ladies Retain Their Surname After Marriage? by Nobody: 12:28pm On May 04, 2009
Whats wrong with keeping a name that you have used all your life.
Re: Should Ladies Retain Their Surname After Marriage? by crazylegs(m): 12:41pm On May 04, 2009
romeo:

no!!

Why? Thought it was like that in Spain. They don't even use compound names. They marry and their names stay the same.

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