Rings and things.
My father doesn't wear one, I think it's a generational thing, as many other people have said their fathers don't wear them.

I spoke to my fiancee about this a while ago: he assumed he wouldn't wear a ring, as it never occured to him. Likewise, I assumed I wouldn't change my name, as it never occured to me (none of the close females in my family ever have). I'm trying to negotiate with him that he won't insist on me changing my name if I don't make him wear a ring.
(The Empress it seems you CAN polish a turd!, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 17:06, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Yeah, I'm not changing my name.
I like my name. It's very me. Plus I've published under it and I intend to keep doing so. Catface thought he might take my surname but then decided he liked his name (whereas he has the same surname as my primary school teacher so I don't want his name). We thought about changing both our surnames to a new one. I quite fancied "Dr Danger", "the Danger family".
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 17:16, Reply)

'Death', you want. 'Dr Death'.
Cooooool
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 17:21, Reply)

I have a mate
who took his wife's surname. Most people were shocked by this.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 26 Nov 2009, 17:24, Reply)

is that Dave Cuntflaps?
Him that married Jane Smith?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 17:25, Reply)

yeah, I can imagine their horror.
It really bugs me that the assumption is that I'll want to give up my perfectly good name and assume a new identity. (Of course, if Catface had a cool surname, I might.) Hyphenating our names just makes us sound like a consultancy firm, so I now get to inform people "no, we aren't changing our names", making sure they (that includes YOU, mother) know we both made that choice.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 17:35, Reply)

oh yes
I absolutely refuse to consider hyphenating.
(The Empress it seems you CAN polish a turd!, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 10:05, Reply)

my missus won't change hers
if we get married. Mostly cause she is Spanish, and they don't do that here, but also cause her name is the equivalent to my name as well.

The kids will be weirdly named though - father's then mother's surnames?! Ha.
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 17:56, Reply)

My Dad's asked me to keep my surname should I ever get married.
I'm an only child, my dad's brother has no kids and kis sisters' kids have their fathers' names. He sees me as the 'last one' of us.


He did follow up the request with "As if anyone would marry you!!"
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 17:21, Reply)

My daughter has her mum's name
and my brother and sister are both very unlikely to spawn, so our branch of what was once a fairly illustrious family will die out in name. Rather sad.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 17:27, Reply)

Tell your daughter to change her name when she's older
She'll probably want to if her mother carries on being a nut.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 17:35, Reply)

Good plan.
I'm playing the long game. When Eleni hits her teens she'll want to live with her *ahem* cool dad, not her uptight Hitler mum.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 17:52, Reply)

Aaaaah
But who's to say there won't be any more Monty jnrs?
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 17:36, Reply)

I'm thinking of cutting my nuts off.
Do myself and the world a huge favour.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 17:51, Reply)