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RedHotChic (f)
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Because of the high divorce rate in Nigeria and the world today, is it advisable for a woman to take a man's last name after marriage? If yes, does it mean that those Nigerian women that marry up to 3 times should keep changing their last names 3x? Is it not a smarter thing for a woman to keep her last name/surname after marriage?
@Guys, will you get mad if your divorced wife still walk around town with your last name/surname? Also, will you be offended if your new wife decides to keep her last name for fear of her fate if the marriage eventually breaks up?
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4Her (f)
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Somehow, divorcing my husband is not part of my future plans. . . .but if so so, sth happens, I'll still keep his name otoo much trouble changing names na
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RedHotChic (f)
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poster, if the Bobo is an important man, Me, I will keep his name whether he likes it or not.
Lol, this is funny. Will you still keep his name if he's Tuface Idibia? |
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madamkoko
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its the truth oh. I go keep that name by force.  |
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RedHotChic (f)
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Don't tell me you are already considering divorce before you even marry! haba, take it easy man. The way you men bail on women these days, any right thinking woman shouldn't be counting her eggs before they are hatched. Personally, I won't like to be stuck with my ex husbands ugly last name. |
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RedHotChic (f)
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Somehow, divorcing my husband is not part of my future plans. . . .but if so so, sth happens, I'll still keep his name otoo much trouble changing names na Will it not be better to leave your certificates intact and keep your last name from the get go? So many women are adopting that method in todays America. If men want uniform last names after marriage, they can as well change theirs to the wife's last name. |
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madamkoko
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I agree, I plan to keep my last name too. Even after marriage, its important enough, If my husband doesn't gree then it will be madam-koko-let-abc
an hyphenated name, and if he is soo important like Bill Gates, I will become madamkoko-gates. hands down no controversy.
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RedHotChic (f)
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I agree, I plan to keep my last name too. Even after marriage, its important enough, If my husband doesn't gree then it will be madam-koko-let-abc
an hyphenated name, and if he is soo important like Bill Gates, I will become madamkoko-gates. hands down no controversy. Lol, or madamkoko-yaradua but we can never see anything like madamkoko-seun? abi? |
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madamkoko
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Lol, this is funny. Will you still keep his name if he's Tuface Idibia? Unfortunately, Tuface is not important on my side of things, but uumm, gates, yarardua is not that bad, eehnnn |
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RedHotChic (f)
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but uumm, gates, yarardua is not that bad, eehnnn Seun or Obasanjo nko? |
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madamkoko
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GOD forbid me be an OBASANJO, GOD FORBID SUCH EVIL!!!!!!
The generational curse no go leave person grandchildren.
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madamkoko
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Do you mean Seun ( as in site administrator )
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FMK (m)
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Lol, or madamkoko-yaradua but we can never see anything like madamkoko-seun? abi?
if she divorced more than five times, there she will have a kilometer name MADAMEKOKO-GATE-SEUN-OBASANJO-LIWAX-BUSH-SARKOZY-HILARIUS imagine we have not any space to fill this name in whatever paperwork then we choose initial letter to become: MAGASEOLIBUSAHIL  |
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RedHotChic (f)
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Do you mean Seun ( as in site administrator )  Yes, Is his name not popular enough for keeps even after divorce? |
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RedHotChic (f)
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if she divorced more than five times, there she will have a kilometer name MADAMEKOKO-GATE-SEUN-OBASANJO-LIWAX-BUSH-SARKOZY-HILARIUS
imagine we have not any space to fill this name in whatever paperwork then we choose initial letter to become: MAGASEOLIBUSAHIL Undecided
Lol, thank you for giving me a good laugh today. You only forgot to add Obama to the list. MadamKoko-Obama. |
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RedHotChic (f)
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Just for the records, nobody plans to divorce on or before the wedding day but sometimes it's inevitable.
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hammers (m)
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@all good morning house  |
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yemivictor (m)
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I was going to start a thread related to this one but in a reverse format!
It is pertaining to a trend i've observed lately in our country, in that, wives of really successful men tend to take up not only the chap's surname but his first name also!!
For instance, i am yemivictor, now let's assume my surname to be . . . Jekinje. Now, if i got married to say . . . D-reloaded & i became very successful in my career, possibly a national figure even!!!
And if my hypothetical wife i.e. D-reloaded was to be addressed in public, she'D be: Mrs D-reloaded yemivictor Jekinje!
I don't know if you guys have noticed this trend amongst our socialites!?
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madamkoko
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I agree it so that people KNOW who they are. they want nothing but respect.
Unfortunately, they are only under their former, late, new, old's husbands umbrella.
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yemivictor (m)
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I sort of like that name . . . Mrs D-reloaded yemivictor Jekinje . . . . . Mrs D-reloaded yemivictor Jekinje . . . . . . . Mrs D-reloaded yemivictor Jekinje!
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amber_ella
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If I'm getting a divorce from my husband, the last thing I'm going to worry about is the hassle of changing my name back.
Why enter marriage assuming divorce? Of course I took my husband's last name - we are one now.
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yemivictor (m)
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If I'm getting a divorce from my husband, the last thing I'm going to worry about is the hassle of changing my name back.
Why enter marriage assuming divorce? Of course I took my husband's last name - we are one now. Yeah, that's the way it should be!
Personally, i don't think i'm yet liberated up to the point of allowing my would-be wife to form an alliance with her father's name & my surname !!
I don't know, but . . . i just doesn't go down well with me! If anything, she should take up all of my own names!! |
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amber_ella
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Personally, i don't think i'm yet liberated up to the point of allowing my would-be wife to form an alliance with her father's name & my surname !! Oh, actually that's what I did - the hyphenation. My husband didn't "allow" it! It's my name, I choose it. He's just lucky I allowed him to keep his name! just kidding  |
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yemivictor (m)
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Oh, actually that's what I did - the hyphenation.My husband didn't "allow" it! It's my name, I choose it. He's just lucky I allowed him to keep his name! just kidding Oh . . . . . kay!  |
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proo212 (m)
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haba, take it easy man. The way you men bail on women these days, any right thinking woman shouldn't be counting her eggs before they are hatched. Personally, I won't like to be stuck with my ex husbands ugly last name. Actually it's the ladies filing for divorce and not the men. Just to pick holes in your argument. Research it and you will see for yourself I have no issues with my wife keeping her last name, so far she can addressed as Mrs Proo212 unofficially. |
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4Her (f)
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@REDHOTChika
no, I'D rather keep my husband's name. . . even after the divorce.
because if I change it, I gotta think of our children. . .
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Uche2nna (m)
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@REDHOTChika
no, I'D rather keep my husband's name. . . even after the divorce.
because if I change it, I gotta think of our children. . .
Ehhmm, show me the way to ur papa house abeg. I dey go pay bride price |
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yemivictor (m)
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Actually it's the ladies filing for divorce and not the men. Just to pick holes in your argument. Research it and you will see for yourself
I have no issues with my wife keeping her last name, so far she can addressed as Mrs Proo212 unofficially.
Unofficially!? 
Of what consequence is that then!!? |
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4Her (f)
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Ehhmm, show me the way to your papa house abeg. I dey go pay bride price yessssssssssss. . . my papa will be proud of me o. . what a handsome,brilliant man I brought home. . . and we need an extra $1 billion anywaz. this way. . . . |
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RedHotChic (f)
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@REDHOTChika
no, I'D rather keep my husband's name. . . even after the divorce.
because if I change it, I gotta think of our children. . . Must you have the same last name with your kids? They can keep their fathers last name. |
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