I always figured i'd keep mine. No man is worth changing your idientity for. (I could only ever understand hyphinating last names, but not one person entirely throwing theirs away. I see it as coming from a time when women were nothing more than property.)

As much as my last name can be a drag sometimes, it has its benefits.

Both of our last names aren't our real last names. Our heritages had their difficut times and the names were forced upon our ancestors. I told him that if he ever chose to take his real grandfather's last name i'd chage to it too. It's a proud and noble name that I'd be proud to carry. It would be nice to have a "Real" last name for once.