Peaceful and democratic Independence for the California Republic cannot happen soon enough. Unfortunately it will be a hard slow process, but it is a necessary process.

I am tired of my tax dollars being wasted in endless wars to kill poor people far away. I am tired of watching our American friends chose the…

Frankly I think this has been the best solution for both of us. I guess I may have vaguely wanted her to take my name at some point, but at this point I am really glad she didn’t.

It won’t let me edit right now for some reason. I just wanted to add that even my wife’s family in NC has only been confused in trivial ways, a towel monogrammed with my S instead of her C or both etc. Something addressed to my last name but Mr. and Mrs. etc.

Alternatively you could invent a name that you both like and all use that. It seems to me that this is the only way to get out of the patriarchal age old system, but that may or may not be important to you, and I certainly don’t have an opinion or what the best solution for you is. Do whatever works best for you, is…

My wife and I married (Thank you Captain Obvious!) and neither of us changed our names. We aren’t exactly gender binaristic in our home, but to the world I am certainly a binaristic constructed “man” and she is binaristic constructed “woman”. I don’t think our lack of name changing has affected our marriage at all one…