Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
NO. SHE (not the OP who is her husband) needs to decide what legal name she will use.
I'm in favor of the wife keeping her own (maiden) name. It's easier. Why go through the hassle of changing names on everything? Also, then does one then change the names back during a divorce?
Chill...the poster was merely using "you" to describe the OP...not implying that the husband should decide his wife's name.