Some women has a serious problem taking on a man lastname after marriage. Can somebody explain to me why women take on men lastname?

the title and body of this thread are not in sync.

but anyways, what name they choose to take is the least of my worries. no big deal

micdad:

Some women has a serious problem taking on a man lastname after marriage. Can somebody explain to me why women take on men lastname?

Your thread title and contents don't match.

I'd edit both, right now, they make little sense.

Siena:

Your thread title and contents don't match.

I'd edit both, right now, they make little sense.

I think the person is asking why women have to bear mens surnames when their married, @ post, you need to edit it.

Why shouldnt they?

Its a simple question guys sry if it's a little confusing (english is my second language). What I'm trying to say is that why has it become a tradition that women change their lastname/surname to the man they get married to?

micdad, but think about it, what will happen if married woman didn't drop their father's name and start bearing same as their husband. I have no clue how it becomes to being o, but come to think of it, it is something that has been for a very looooooong time. And I guess that way, it will be easier to know who the son/daughter of whom individual are. But if you think of anyother reason why it shouldn't be so, common lets hear it. Cheers

Ndipe:

Why shouldnt they?

Because it is a EUROPEAN culture and we should not be foolishly adopting useless European cultures for no reason.

sugabelly:

Because it is a EUROPEAN culture and we should not be foolishly adopting useless European cultures for no reason.

there are some Africans who do not even watch TV yet they bear their Husband last name. now tell me which culture are they following?

sexyLeamon:

there are some Africans who do not even watch TV yet they bear their Husband last name. now tell me which culture are they following?

That doesnt stop it from being European. There are some Africans who don't watch tv and yet are called "Paul".

Personally, I'm not bothered with what name my wife answers (as long as its mine or hers!!). In fact she started out with her own name, then graduated to a compound name, now its just my surname. Society has its ways of pressuring certain things.

I don't really care whether it is European or not, but I believe a woman who wants to keep her maiden name should not meet oppositions. It's her identity and it's her right to maintain it.

sexyLeamon:

there are some Africans who do not even watch TV yet they bear their Husband last name. now tell me which culture are they following?

When the European missionaries came to Africa TV had not yet been invented. Olodo. We've been copying the Europeans for hundreds of years because we copy what our parents do and they copied what their parents were taught by the Europeans.

sugabelly:

Because it is a EUROPEAN culture and we should not be foolishly adopting useless European cultures for no reason.

Well, dont type in English Language because it is a European Language

Ndipe:

Well, dont type in English Language because it is a European Language

Don't be silly. English is not the only language I speak. The only reason I'm typing in English is because I don't know you and I don't know what languages you speak and there's a good chance you speak English.

sugabelly:

Don't be silly. English is not the only language I speak. The only reason I'm typing in English is because I don't know you and I don't know what languages you speak and there's a good chance you speak English.

A good chance? Well, if I write in English Language, shouldnt that be solid proof that I also speak the language. And please dont take the easy way route for expressing yourself in English Language. The likes of Ngugi Wa Thiongo have abandoned the colonial language in favor of their native dialect. You can do the same too.

Ndipe:

A good chance? Well, if I write in English Language, shouldnt that be solid proof that I also speak the language. And please dont take the easy way route for expressing yourself in English Language. The likes of Ngugi Wa Thiongo have abandoned the colonial language in favor of their native dialect. You can do the same too.

Wow, look how smart you are. I'm expressing myself to YOU aren't I? Or am I also supposed to use my magical powers to decipher what languages you also speak through your internet connection?

Seriously, think about it. Humans speak different languages to people that understand them. If they don't know what languages you speak, they try to speak the one that you are most likely to understand. And since you already replied me in English, then I correctly assumed you can speak English.

Don't try to play daft mind games. It's not a good look.

@sugabelly.
Don't mind the yeye man, his real name is Bonny Paulinus. . . So his wife just decided to stick with her maiden name. Na im de pain am!