I'm hypenated, but I did something a little different. My husband's name is first them my maiden name. Most people do it the other way, but I hated the way the names sounded that way. An added bonus is when names are in alpha order we are together
We confuse the heck out of people, because when I introduce myself as Eclipse HisLastName-MaidenName, people want to call him Mr. MaidenName, which cracks me up! When telemarketers do that he'll usually say "THat's my wife's father and he doesn't life here!" People at work call me my the hypenated name, but they are always confusing it, I guess because both names start with the same letter. I used my Maiden name at work after I got married because I thought it would be easier. Funny thing, when people heard I was getting or had gotten married they immediately said "What's your new name?" When I said I wasn't changing I got the strangest looks! People thought that was the strangest thing.
It also bothers me when I call, say my bank and tell them my name. Folks automatically want to call me either Mrs HisLastName or Mrs MaidenName. WRONG on both accounts! It's Mrs. HisLastName-MaidenName. I do let the folks at church call me by his last name only though!
People told me that I would get tired of writing both names, but 7 years later I haven't yet!
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