Ha! Thanks. I don't hear that often, so it means a lot. :)

I like to think so. :) Thanks.

I agree. A conversation doesn't have to be a battle, though.

Thanks. He is pretty great. :)

Same, and same on the "to each their own" train. Personally, I think it's gross how automatic it is.

I didn't say that. I was just making an observation based upon the lengths they'd gone to prior to having children of embracing each other's names.

I would keep having conversations about it (not that you asked for my advice, feel free to tell me to shut up). I can't help but wonder if he won't budge on this, what else he might expect you to dutifully accept as "his decision, and that's final!"

Good for you. Do you want them to have solely yours, or hyphenated? My husband and I had briefly considered hyphenated names for our future kids, but that came with issues of "whose name goes first?" I toyed with the idea of "well the girl will have mine first, and the boy will have yours" (we'll be adopting, so it's…

Ah, the cultural rules the patriarchy has blessed us with. (Gross.)

But why did the kids get his last name? I saw compromise up until that point.

I have a friend that did this. She was just going to change it to something, but then met her husband and figured that was easier/best for her.

My husband and I considered doing this (I legally changed my full name before I met him). He opted to go with mine, but I still think it's a wonderful idea.

My husband took my last name, but before he'd reached that decision for himself he agreed the future children should have my last name (although he will be the stay-at-home parent, assuming I can support us for such a lifestyle—point is, it would never be me). I'm not sure what his logic is, but I've always felt so…

SO amazing. YES.

I changed my entire name (last name including) because my great grandfather was a rapist and doesn't deserve notoriety off my achievements (first to go to college, not a sociopath, etc). I was determined to pave my own way, with my own name. My then-fiancé knew I wouldn't be taking his last name, and it took a lot of…

Damn. Where do you shop? I was always partial to Mac, but once I started paying my own way I realized the glory that is the Sephora clearance rack.

I've been doing my makeup for years and I still can't seem to pull off a killer smokey eye. Dammit. I want to ooze power!

I get your point, but saying how "it's supposed to look" can be hurtful to people who shave. I do. I like it better because it's more comfortable to me (physically, not appearance wise—I'm indifferent to the latter).

I did NOT expect that to be her singing voice, wow. That was a fun song, though. Good for her. The rock genre (and all the sub-genres) is grossly dominated by men.

Those lashes, though