changing your name?

[SoTrue1920]

I unofficially changed my name when I got married, but so did my husband. My last name became my middle name, and I added his name to it. I use all three names -- think Mary Tyler Moore or Courtney Cox Arquette. No hyphens here. I also don't like being referred to as Mrs. -- to me it feels too much like property. I use Ms. just like I did before I was married.

My husband kept his middle name, but only the initial. He also plans to use all three names.

I haven't officially changed my name yet because I didn't have enough time after the wedding what with packing and relocating to a different country. Hopefully we'll both get to legally change our names soon!