Should married women retain maiden names

How individualistic do you think names are. Is it acceptable for a lady to insist on keeping her Maiden name.
Do you think it is time we abolish the 'Mrs'

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Does a rose by any other name smell just as sweet.
Do you think it is unnecessary rebellion against a norm that binds a family.

from a feminist point of view i dont see any reason why a woman should change her name. she is known by a name all her life till she choses to get married. then suddenly changing your name, moving your house, adapting yourself to something totally different, amounts to breaking off all ties with the previous life you have lived. i dont think that is necessary to go on in life. i think she should retain her name. like you said a rose by any name smells as sweet. so where is the problem in retaining your own name? you look the same, you retain your ideas, you believe in the same principles, you stand by pretty much the same values and ethics you have stood by, how does a name change make you different - except in confusing others and giving you a new identity and disassociation from your past. i per se would like to be known by for my name gives me my individuality and my confidence! 😃

I agree with Jasunap..there is no reason to change your maiden name...the name you have been carrying since you were born and then suddenly one fine day it gets changed that's not fair. I think whole world have been knowing me since that name and just 'coz I decided to spend my life with this prince charming does not give right to anyone to force me to change the name. Yes, if one wants to change it my their wish it's fine, but it should not be tradition. I still hold my maiden name and carry my dad's name and I just love it. 😛

I agree with Jasunap and Soumya . Infact these days Women seem to be retaining their maiden names .

I personally decide to let my Maiden name be my middle name and husbands name in the end . 😃

I also agree we should drop the Mrs and get on with it ...." Ms " should be ideal. I mean the guys stays a Mr. So & So forever . Why not a woman ?

now the above article I beleive is old one and it is talking about IL law in US.But I thought to share that how things have changed and what probelms women faced because of keeping maiden name.
When I got married, I struggled with the name question. Having two different last names in a household would have been too complicated, and a hyphenated name felt cumbersome. I took my husband's last name and use my maiden name as a middle name, and I have never regretted this decision. Especially now that we have a children, I like the fact that we all have the same last name; but my own family name is still there like my history and everything else about me that I cannot just edit away.

i definetly believe that maiden names shd be retained!its so unfair changing the identity of a women after shes married..i mean men dont change their names do they?? 😕
lots of women i kno have changed their names after marriage but i still continue calling them with their maiden names..tho i still cant figure out whether they liked being called by their present names or maiden names....

i def think maiden names shud b retained-a woman can't give up her identity just b'coz she chooses 2 associate wid a man 4 the rest of her..isn't she her father's daughter even after marriage???then y change???