Things a woman gets to hear when she doesn’t change her surname after marriage

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Would you change your surname after marriage?

Let’s get this straight—a woman may or may not change her surname after marriage and it's totally her choice. It has nothing to do with the love and respect she has for her new family but unfortunately, a section of our society still raises eyebrows if she decides NOT to change her surname. We asked a few married women how their in-laws reacted to the decision of not changing her surname, here’s what they shared.

She does not consider us her family

“I eavesdropped my mother-in-law talking to her daughter about how I don’t consider them my ‘real’ family because I have not changed my surname. I genuinely respect and love my in-laws but that does not mean I give up the name that was given to me by my parents.”