why women have to change their name after they get married?

Question

Don't women have their own recogniation? Why do women have to change their name after they get married? Why not men change their name after they get married?

Answer 1

they don't. in fact she can keep her own name, or HE can take her name as well.

Answer 2

This is going to make me unpopular but I've gotta chime in on this one. The answer is one word: Tradition. And to the person who said "because for something reason having balls makes men the more civilized gender" is the most ignorant thing I've heard in a while. Being civilized [or not] has absolutely nothing to do with name changes. Understand this: Men aren't the "dominant" gender and women aren't the "submissive gender. Gender roles are consistently being charactarized incorrectly by our culture. Just because a woman traditionally takes the name of the husband and is the nurturer of the family doesn't make her any less a person than her husband. By the same token making all the money, having the "most important high paying jobs" and being CALLED dominant by our society doesn't make men superior either. I saw a question earlier about why marriage is on the decline. This is exactly why. There's no tradition. Men and women alike are buying into today's distorted view of marriage and relationships and it obbviously doesn't work. I know some of you are shaking your heads but you KNOW it's true. Why do you think divorce is at an all time high all the time? Why do you think men cheat on their wives now more than ever? Why do you think marriage gets such a bad rap? Questions like these.

I'm sorry sweetheart but if you buy into this "I'm every woman" hogwash society is selling you, you're in for a long hard slog as far as relationships go. And guys, if you're buying into the staying single and nailing every chick you can and going to sports bars every night to pick up chicks, it's even worse for you.

Again, its' tradition. Without it or any knowledge of it, you'll never experience true happiness in a relationship..much less a marriage.

Answer 3

No we don't have to ! Chinese women do not have to or need to. We just get addressed as Mrs. so and so.

Our family name is very important to us. We got married, not change who our father is! I guess it's the same for other Asian women as well.

BTW most Chinese women do not wear wedding rings. Same goes for the men.

I am glad I am Chinese.We can also embrace any religion we want to and marry any race.(Can eat anything too!)

Now, how does all that sound to the other women out there?

Answer 4

actually in some countries they dont change their names! And in some states (USA) its illegal for a man too! it goes way way back to where they had to give us a rib they think they own us now! BTW I never changed my name! I married and so forget that I'm not changing anything! Plus I moved to a coutry that doesn't change womens names!

Answer 5

The basic concept is that most of the times, married women are not endowed to have any share in their parental property. However they are endowed to have share in proerty of their spouses family. Even if a father in-law dies before he could write his will, legally the lady is bound to have a share in his property bacuase she is a part of his family. Hence her name has to be changed, to declare that she is part of this family now.

Men don't change their name because, since ages, they have never enjoyed any share in their in-laws properties.

It's not about recognization. When you are talking about recognization, I have my own recognization, but yet I have to put in my father's name with my name for all legal activities. Your name doesnot affect your social recognization. Your attitude does...

:-)

Answer 6

It is a practice. In fact people get pride in changing their names after marriage.
In my opinion,It is not necessay. When We say woman and Man are equal, where is the need to change. It is again a gender bias.

Answer 7

Women don't have to change thier name any longer, I sure didn't when got married. I find men are changing thier surname to thier wifes when married now adays. I say let old ways go and bring in the new, we are all equal now.

Answer 8

They don't have to!! They do so that guys children can have their last name!! If you don't want your wife to have your name go for it but it is also less confusing for a guy to notice they are married if they change their name....specially if they are hot looking!!!! Now a days even the ring is optional......that is soo frustraiting because one day you **** a hot woman next day you find out she was married and has kids but hey.....if she didn't tell me and she never changed her name in the last three years I have known her from I guess is her fault!!! I just hope I don't have to beat the **** out of him if he tries to beat me up because I don't play those type of games!!!

Answer 9

From Italy to India every where there is Male Chauvinism. This was devised by the Men of yesteryears to show thier 'supremacy!

Answer 10

The woman does not have to change her name,but most women do so they can be known as the husbands last name,they actually want to take their husbands' last name but there have been men to change their last name to the womans

Answer 11

We dont HAVE to .. I chose to as a symbol that my husband and I are now a family. For me it solidified our connection, even though I know for a fact, married or not, we would still be together living in the same house just as we are now.. I don't feel anything was changed, and I wouldn't have wanted anything to change, it just stregnthens our bond when its "us vs. the world"


but seriously, no one has to change their name, it is a choice, the man can change his name too.