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ccharles000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 05:39 PM Original message |
50% of Americans think women should be forced to take husbands' last names |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yikes. |
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AzNick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 11:23 PM Original message |
My wife never changed he name legally |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
2. Wonder what the gender breakdown on the question was. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 10:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
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anneboleyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 03:44 AM Response to Reply #80 |
158. Hoosiers went blue in November. The Hoosier state is changing, significantly. |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 03:48 AM Response to Reply #158 |
159. Exactly. |
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PSzymeczek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 11:14 PM Response to Reply #3 |
95. A lot of Indiana is super-religious. |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 11:56 AM Response to Reply #95 |
229. How do you call an Amish person on the phone to poll them? |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 06:46 AM Response to Reply #3 |
177. The study was conducted by someone at IU, not conducted only on Hoosiers |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
4. why not make women hand over any assets as well. geesh. |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
5. 50% of American women are obviously pathetic then. n/t |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 05:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. it wasn't necessarily 50% of women...could have been 75% of men and 25% of women |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 05:51 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. You're right. It was knee-jerk and there was no gender split. |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
6. wtf |
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Betty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
7. I find this hard to believe |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 05:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. Shit, they think he WAS the president - isn't that bad enough? |
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BolivarianHero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
8. So? |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 12:49 AM Response to Reply #8 |
121. I'm not Hugo's biggest fan but that is nuts (though far from a big detractor either) |
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BolivarianHero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 07:47 AM Response to Reply #121 |
184. They are enemies to the classical liberal values of the American revolution... |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
10. I wonder if they had included the scenario of marrying into unfortunate last names |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 06:07 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. I say we go one better... |
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reflection (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
11. I'd like to see that survey. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
12. Also, 60% believe in a mandatory Fellatio Friday rule. n/t |
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montanto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 02:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
252. Thats mostly a different 60% though. |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
13. My mother didn't--so fuck them. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 11:57 PM Response to Reply #13 |
113. Neither did my great-great-grandmother - in Nebraska - in the late 1800's |
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TuxedoKat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 10:22 AM Response to Reply #113 |
210. Indeed! She was way ahead of her time. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 11:49 AM Response to Reply #210 |
225. She loved the man, she simply didn't like his name. Even her grave stone carries her own name |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
15. Plus, they have to wear corsets when leaving the house. nt |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 10:48 PM Response to Reply #15 |
87. ...and only corsets /nt |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
16. What were the religious backgrounds of the respondents? |
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PM Martin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
17. WTF? |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
19. I took my husband's last name... |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 10:49 PM Response to Reply #19 |
88. You should give it back to him, he might need it for something... /nt |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 07:32 AM Response to Reply #88 |
182. yeah, people get confused since Tim is a... |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 05:41 AM Response to Reply #19 |
176. True of a lot of women who didn't get along with their fathers |
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stubtoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
20. When I got married I kept my last name. My mother and mo-in-law were scandalized. |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 07:16 PM Response to Reply #20 |
39. My wife asked me not to smoke inside so I don't. |
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etherealtruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 07:25 PM Response to Reply #20 |
43. Oddly, that is the same reaction I received |
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stubtoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 07:33 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Your only response is to keep trying to train them, although |
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etherealtruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 08:00 PM Response to Reply #46 |
60. I have just about accepted that they are un-educable |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 07:47 PM Response to Reply #43 |
51. Wife's surviving grandmother addresses her as Mrs. (my name) |
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etherealtruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 07:57 PM Response to Reply #51 |
58. I am not at all upset when "the schools" address me as Mrs. X |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 11:19 PM Response to Reply #20 |
97. Same here, and my brother still asks me what name I go by. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
21. Just on a cross cultural note: |
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GodlyDemocrat (388 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
22. Bill Clinton in part lost the 1980 Arkansas Governor's race because his wife was Hillary Rodham and |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
24. As opposed to keeping their fathers' names, like "liberated" women do when they marry? |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 11:04 PM Response to Reply #24 |
90. Yes, exactly. People can use any name they want as long as it is not for illegal reasons |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 02:13 AM Response to Reply #24 |
144. Yes. I will keep my father's last name and I am a liberated woman. |
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brendan120678 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 07:43 AM Response to Reply #144 |
183. I had a friend who was furious when... |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 09:06 AM Response to Reply #144 |
195. If you had bothered to read my fucking post, you would see that you agree with me. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 09:23 AM Response to Reply #24 |
197. It's not my father's name. It's my name, the one that appears on my birth certificate. |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 09:57 AM Response to Reply #197 |
204. Ever hear of Jonathan Leibowitz? |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 10:28 AM Response to Reply #204 |
212. We don't live in such a culture. |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 11:55 AM Response to Reply #212 |
228. "It's not a free choice yet." |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
25. What, gotta mark their property? |
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whoneedstickets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
26. I'm outraged! They should be able to keep thier FATHER's name! |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 04:10 AM Response to Reply #26 |
162. I have my father's name... |
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Strong Atheist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
27. : |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
28. Forced? That's ridiculous. |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 11:06 PM Response to Reply #28 |
91. It used to be so assumed that it was defacto the law. |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
29. And most of them also want the government to stay out of people's lives. |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
30. 50% of Americans can bite me. eom |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
31. CLARIFICATION: 70% think they should. 50% say it should be The Law! |
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kwolf68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
32. Laughable |
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sweetpotato (678 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 06:41 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Good question |
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seaglass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
34. Doesn't surprise me a bit. Maybe I hang with the wrong women |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 07:06 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. I don't know any women who took their mother's maiden name |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 12:00 AM Response to Reply #36 |
114. Hi. I took my mother's maiden name and my grandmother's maiden name; my parents were married |
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quiller4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 03:46 PM Response to Reply #36 |
262. My foster daughter legally changed her name making her |
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Brooklyns_Finest (747 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
35. I wouldn't |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 07:12 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. It was the only request I made of my wife before we married. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 12:37 AM Response to Reply #37 |
118. You asked your wife to abandon her identity as a condition of marriage? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 07:14 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Thank you for letting any woman with a brain or some dignity know to stay clear of you. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 07:22 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. I wouldn't be so hard on him. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 12:59 AM Response to Reply #42 |
125. "Traditionalist" otherwise known as "Misogynist" |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 01:03 AM Response to Reply #125 |
127. Seriously. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 01:25 AM Response to Reply #127 |
136. It did, and the GOP brought it back. All thanks to Reagan and the death of |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #127 |
254. You thought SO wrong. |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 07:44 PM Response to Reply #38 |
50. So, every woman that has changed her name is brainless and lacks diginity? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 07:54 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. Of course not. But marrying a man who insists on it lacks brains and dignity. |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 08:06 PM Response to Reply #54 |
63. If the guy 'has to insist on it' then he is with the wrong girl. |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 08:43 AM Response to Reply #63 |
193. "with the wrong girl" -- shouldn't he be marrying a WOMAN, not a girl?????? |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 11:50 AM Response to Reply #193 |
226. You couldn't find anything else to be 'outraged' about, so you went with that? |
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Brooklyns_Finest (747 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 07:39 PM Response to Reply #226 |
273. Insecurity |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 11:23 PM Response to Reply #54 |
101. And dissed her again! Maybe she thought it was o.k. Damn! |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 11:22 PM Response to Reply #38 |
99. Wow, you just dissed his wife. Way to go. NOT. n/t |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 12:22 AM Response to Reply #99 |
117. No, he disrespected her by not offering her a choice about her own fucking name. |
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latebloomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 07:19 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. So a "tradition" |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 07:34 PM Response to Reply #40 |
47. His current girlfriend seems agree to accept his name |
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latebloomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 07:49 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. Yes, that's what he said |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 08:15 PM Response to Reply #52 |
64. Never was an issue but doubt it would have been a deal breaker |
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latebloomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 08:48 PM Response to Reply #64 |
70. That would be a bit strange, had she kept his name |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 12:52 AM Response to Reply #70 |
122. It's never too late! Changing your name is a simple matter really. |
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latebloomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 10:50 AM Response to Reply #122 |
214. Not for me |
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newspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 10:27 AM Response to Reply #70 |
211. Especially today, with added security measurements |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 07:27 PM Response to Reply #35 |
45. That seems like an arbitrary condition. |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 08:01 PM Response to Reply #35 |
61. I wouldn't either. |
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SweetieD (517 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 08:33 PM Response to Reply #61 |
67. Good then I suppose you were ok with taking your wifes name? |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 08:36 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Actually, I considered it, and brought it up. She was VERY against it. |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 09:10 PM Response to Reply #61 |
73. "To any feminist types...don't worry, you aren't even in the running." |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 10:42 PM Response to Reply #73 |
86. Seriously! |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 11:33 PM Response to Reply #86 |
107. Well, like I always say, there are DUers that think date rape is OK... |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 04:39 AM Response to Reply #86 |
170. Really? Marriage clearly means different things to different people. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 09:54 AM Response to Reply #170 |
201. Yeah, because that's all you said. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 01:01 AM Response to Reply #73 |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 01:24 AM Response to Reply #128 |
135. True, very true. The nastiness toward our GLBT brothers and sisters that |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 01:09 AM Response to Reply #126 |
131. Remind me how many admins are women again? |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 01:23 AM Response to Reply #131 |
134. I'm going on record as saying that's not appropriate. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 01:29 AM Response to Reply #134 |
137. I'm gong on the record as saying I love your posts but you cannot understand what women go through, |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 01:40 AM Response to Reply #137 |
139. I agree with you completely. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 02:06 AM Response to Reply #139 |
142. It is one thing to imply a gender bias. I did not. I did not explain my post fully |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 02:11 AM Response to Reply #142 |
143. I don't think I "accused" you. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 02:25 AM Response to Reply #143 |
148. On second edit: I think you did indeed accuse me |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 02:36 AM Response to Reply #139 |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 12:15 PM Response to Reply #137 |
233. The recent case about the girl being strip searched in school proved that |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 01:36 AM Response to Reply #134 |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 02:02 AM Response to Reply #138 |
141. I do. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 02:14 AM Response to Reply #141 |
145. LeftyMom is right. It is easier for men to say "Who fucking cares" |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 02:20 AM Response to Reply #145 |
147. Oh, dear. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 03:34 AM Response to Reply #147 |
156. Well then, PM me, I promise I will read it. |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 04:45 AM Response to Reply #126 |
171. That's right. How DARE I think something different? |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 04:52 AM Response to Reply #171 |
173. There's nothing like consensual than I won't marry you |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 11:33 AM Response to Reply #173 |
218. Everybody has a list of criteria. Even you. |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 06:41 PM Response to Reply #173 |
272. While we're at it, I also wouldn't marry someone that smokes, hates animals, hates the outdoors, |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 12:05 PM Response to Reply #73 |
232. While looking for something to be offended about, you missed the point entirely. |
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Liquorice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 10:38 PM Response to Reply #61 |
85. I think you are a sexist. nt |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 04:32 AM Response to Reply #85 |
169. I don't care what you think. |
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Liquorice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 03:48 PM Response to Reply #169 |
263. Society hasn't progressed to the point where sexists are ashamed of their bigotry. nt |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 05:40 PM Response to Reply #263 |
269. Education hasn't kept up with technology and people without reading comprehension |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 01:08 AM Response to Reply #61 |
129. "Feminist types" ????? Nice post Rush Limbaugh. Jezuz fucking Christ. |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 04:23 AM Response to Reply #129 |
166. So 'feminist' is a pejorative to you? |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 09:54 AM Response to Reply #166 |
202. Apparently it's a pejorative to you based on your earlier post. |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 11:28 AM Response to Reply #202 |
217. Nope. Some here seem to be a little 'over the top' and looking for things to be offended about. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #166 |
236. I am not a "feminist type." I am a feminist. - "type" is a qualifier applied to modify a word into a |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 01:51 PM Response to Reply #236 |
238. oooh, what a stinging rejoinder. |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 01:53 PM Response to Reply #238 |
239. You seriously don't see the problem with "consent" as you describe the situation? |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 02:08 PM Response to Reply #239 |
243. It's not like I wait until the wedding day to bring this up. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 08:05 PM Response to Reply #238 |
275. I see you are gracious in defeat. n/t |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 08:33 PM Response to Reply #275 |
277. Ice cream has no bones. n/t |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 01:19 AM Response to Reply #61 |
132. Why don't you take her last name then, champ? |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 04:14 AM Response to Reply #132 |
163. I actually brought it up, SPORT, be she wanted mine, CHIEF. |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 04:05 AM Response to Reply #61 |
161. Really? Then why don't you take your wife's maiden name, since it's "all or nothing"? |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 04:15 AM Response to Reply #161 |
164. I brought it up as a possibility, be she wasn't interested. |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 04:16 AM Response to Reply #164 |
165. Cool, then. What you and your beloved decide among yourselves |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 04:31 AM Response to Reply #165 |
168. Different strokes for different folks. |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 08:07 AM Response to Reply #165 |
186. I, myself am unmarried, |
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Brooklyns_Finest (747 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 07:44 PM Response to Reply #186 |
274. Now that is pathetic |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 06:21 AM Response to Reply #274 |
279. Ok, now I get it... |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 06:51 AM Response to Reply #61 |
179. so, the "first" wedding band was a tattoo -- how's that working for ya. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 09:55 AM Response to Reply #179 |
203. LOL! |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 11:34 AM Response to Reply #179 |
219. At the time it was exactly what I wanted. No regrets about that. |
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July (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 08:38 AM Response to Reply #61 |
192. Another point of view. |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #192 |
223. I'm not passing judgement on anybody's relationship. You do what works for you. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #61 |
255. Why not take her name? That's the same kind of symbol of a union. |
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tabbycat31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 08:26 PM Response to Reply #35 |
65. well I would not marry you |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 01:23 AM Response to Reply #65 |
133. My MIL sent me one birthday card addressed to "Mrs. mr maru kitteh" I sent it back as "no such |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 10:26 PM Response to Reply #35 |
82. I can't understand having that as a dealbreaker |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 11:27 PM Response to Reply #35 |
104. I gave Leftymom a hard time, but there are two ways to be a dufus in this situation. |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 12:14 AM Response to Reply #35 |
116. So, she has to respect a tradition that implies she is property? |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 12:45 AM Response to Reply #35 |
119. How very insecure of you. I'll bet you still put your initials on your underwear too. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 12:57 AM Response to Reply #35 |
124. I hope you remain single for the rest of your life then |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 01:08 AM Response to Reply #35 |
130. What else would she be forced to traditionally submit to? |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 08:33 AM Response to Reply #130 |
190. This is a good question |
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TK421 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 02:08 PM Response to Reply #130 |
244. Listening to him speak? |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 02:25 AM Response to Reply #35 |
149. Please don't breed. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 04:30 AM Response to Reply #35 |
167. what an idiotic post. I hope your girlfriend gets out of her relationship with you asap |
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Brooklyns_Finest (747 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 08:16 PM Response to Reply #167 |
276. Damn! |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 06:48 AM Response to Reply #35 |
178. Good to know that's the most important thing for you |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 09:32 AM Response to Reply #35 |
199. Why? |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 03:26 PM Response to Reply #199 |
257. I'd be curious to know the reasons why this is so important as well. (nt) |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
41. Unfortunate that people read familiarity as truth/just/right, that over time = "tradition" |
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mrs_p (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
44. forced? wtf? and why the husband's name? |
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Mrs. Overall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 07:49 PM Response to Reply #44 |
53. I changed my name from my father's name as well |
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mrs_p (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 07:55 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. thank the gods that we had a choice, right |
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mamaleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
48. I took my husband's last name. So far I am not scarred. |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 08:20 AM Response to Reply #48 |
189. Choice is one thing..... |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 08:51 AM Response to Reply #48 |
194. "It's called choice." |
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mamaleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 03:43 PM Response to Reply #194 |
260. We should |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
49. The county clerk refused to register my marriage because of this. |
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ccharles000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 07:55 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. I'm sorry that happened. |
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DeschutesRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 11:08 PM Response to Reply #49 |
92. I live in a tiny central Oregon town, ranching community |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 05:14 AM Response to Reply #92 |
175. Seriously? |
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DeschutesRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 11:51 AM Response to Reply #175 |
227. Hi, (used to be) neighbor! |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 03:16 PM Response to Reply #227 |
253. Prineville was always pretty redneck... |
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DeschutesRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 05:32 PM Response to Reply #253 |
267. The good news for me |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
57. We really did not have a choice, and we looked into it |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
59. In this household, 0% of American men think women should be forced with their husbands last name. |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
62. 50% of Americans are dumbshits. |
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whistler162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
66. WOW UNBELIEVABLE ASTOUNDING!!!!!!!! |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
69. It's what God wants. |
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TK421 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 02:13 PM Response to Reply #69 |
248. And man spilling his seed without a woman....don't forget that one |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 09:28 PM Response to Reply #248 |
278. I am so fucked. |
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thelordofhell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
71. My family never took anyone's name, they just hyphenated |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 11:19 PM Response to Reply #71 |
98. ! |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
72. *facebludgeon* |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
74. Morons. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
75. I don't think it's any of 50% of merikans business what one choses to do with their own name. |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
76. In certain parts of Canada, you can't take on your husband's name. |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
77. I would be competely against such a law. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
78. I don't wanna be Mrs. Asshole. |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 11:24 PM Response to Reply #78 |
102. I always correct people who call me by my mother-in-law's name |
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ShadowLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
79. It's easier when one takes the other's last name, but there should be no requirement |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
81. I wouldn't care if the woman I wanted to marry didn't want to take my last name. |
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Liquorice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
83. I took my husband's last name and almost immediately regretted it. I felt that |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
84. It is incorrect to refer to a woman in the style of "Hillary Clinton" |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 01:53 AM Response to Reply #84 |
140. What kind of fuck-wittery is that? It's Madam Secretary of State Clinton to you |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 09:40 AM Response to Reply #140 |
200. To clarify, if Jane Roe marries John Doe, she is Mrs. John Doe |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 03:45 PM Response to Reply #200 |
261. I had no idea that they had the internet in the Fifties. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 10:09 AM Response to Reply #140 |
205. No, she shouldn't ever be "Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton." |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
89. Eh. |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
93. How does a survey of 815 equal all of America? |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 10:12 AM Response to Reply #93 |
206. The sample size is large enough to be representative if the sample was drawn & implemented correctly |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 06:11 PM Response to Reply #206 |
271. I think the sample was from one area and comprised only of newlyweds |
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PSzymeczek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
94. Donde los Yikes? n/t |
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BirminghamExaminer (943 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
96. In Alabama it's the law. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
100. A lot of people think I'm crazy when I say that a woman changing her name is a stupid thing to do. |
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BirminghamExaminer (943 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 11:31 PM Response to Reply #100 |
106. What if your state forces you to? Mine did. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 03:56 PM Response to Reply #106 |
264. Remind me never to move to Alabama, then. |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 12:47 AM Response to Reply #100 |
120. It would be great if you moved on. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
103. This can't be right. 2 out of the 3 married couples that live next to us in central Nebraska kept |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
105. I refuse(d) to cop to that 'women as property' shit |
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BirminghamExaminer (943 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 11:52 PM Response to Reply #105 |
111. This is what I would like to have said to that woman at the PA Specter |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
108. When I was in the Navy I remember my shipmates being forced to take their husband's names |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
109. I don't mind if folks call me by my husband's name, but I never changed it. |
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Brooklyns_Finest (747 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
110. My last girlfriend |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 03:01 AM Response to Reply #110 |
153. Only a Neanderthal, knuckle-dragging insecure pig would presume to think a woman was "disrespecting" |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 09:28 AM Response to Reply #110 |
198. My cousin kept her married name until her child was out of school |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 03:30 PM Response to Reply #110 |
259. If you only knew how many women were bullied or coerced, |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-12-09 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
112. I live in indiana and I never heard of this survey... |
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cherish44 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
115. I took my husband's name |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 12:55 AM Response to Original message |
123. Screw that shit. I would never take my husband's surname if I married |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 02:19 AM Response to Original message |
146. Sure, 50% now, but when the neo-morans start their screaming psychotic shit on this issue... |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 02:26 AM Response to Original message |
150. 51% of Americans are women. |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 02:58 AM Response to Original message |
152. My wife uses her family name here |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 03:04 AM Response to Original message |
154. 50% probably wouldn't force a 16 year old to go to school. |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 03:37 AM Response to Original message |
157. I didn't take my Husband's name , he Took Mine |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 12:34 PM Response to Reply #157 |
235. What a great story. |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 03:57 AM Response to Original message |
160. I took my husband's last name because I absolutely hated mine |
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snot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 04:47 AM Response to Original message |
172. Wow. This wk, told my sig. other, |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 05:06 AM Response to Original message |
174. Only 50%? I would've guessed higher... |
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tsuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 06:52 AM Response to Original message |
180. I am the last of my line, so I kept my name. Husband has no problem |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 07:05 AM Response to Original message |
181. I took my husband's name some 35+ years ago . . . and I don't know why. |
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AwakeAtLast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 07:48 AM Response to Original message |
185. My sister's boyfriend wants to take HER name! |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 08:10 AM Response to Original message |
187. The same people have name-tags sewed into the waistbands of their underwear |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
188. I would have thought 50% would be surprised it WASN'T required |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
191. WTF?!? |
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tjwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
196. Ancient outdated custom that goes back to when daughters were sold to other families. |
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VenusRising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
207. 407 people's opinion equates to half of Americans? |
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newspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
208. I was reading about some celtic traditions |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
209. "You can't fix stupid" |
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TuxedoKat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
213. I never changed my name |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
215. My wife hyphenates. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
216. Missing from the headline: 50% said that it would be okay for a man to change his name to his wife's |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 11:47 AM Response to Reply #216 |
224. "a man should be able to do it because he's a man." |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
220. What about gay couples? |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 02:09 PM Response to Reply #220 |
246. You know the answer to that one: they shouldn't be allowed to marry. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
221. 50% of 'Americans' should mind their own damn business! |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
222. I use my grandmother's maiden name (albeit, it's really her father's name) |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
230. Only thing- It does make some things easier... |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 01:49 PM Response to Reply #230 |
237. Then, why don't YOU take HER name? |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 02:00 PM Response to Reply #237 |
241. If you only knew what her last name is :) |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 02:05 PM Response to Reply #241 |
242. Good reason! |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
231. Isn't it several kinds of silly to whine "tradition" attached to marriage? |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
234. I kept my name and added my husband's |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 02:12 PM Response to Reply #234 |
247. All legal documents I sign with first "maiden" and hubby's last name |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
240. what a perfect issue for the GOP!!!! |
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marlakay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
245. I wanted to keep my name but since it was ex's name |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
249. I have multiple credentials and degrees. Why in the world would I change all that? |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
250. 50% of Americans need to mind their own business! nt |
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Generator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
251. Between this and health care insanity |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
256. That's just stupid. I chose to take my husband's name, but I would never |
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SeekerBlue (94 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
258. Nope, not gonna happen |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
265. I had a fight with the driver's license people. |
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nonsequitur (88 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
266. bullshit, they can use whatever name they want. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
268. disgusting |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-13-09 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
270. Take them where? |
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