Florida man accused of fraud after taking wife's name

[MadImmortalMan]

I don't even have the same last name as my own father, so it wasn't that important to me. Wifey chose to take my name anyway. I chose to take it as a sign of respect. I don't know how I would have felt about it if she didn't want to. I might have been a bit conflicted about it, I dunno.

[merithyn]

I don't even have the same last name as my own father, so it wasn't that important to me. Wifey chose to take my name anyway. I chose to take it as a sign of respect. I don't know how I would have felt about it if she didn't want to. I might have been a bit conflicted about it, I dunno.

Why? How is it respecting you to take your name?

[The Larch]

FWIW, I could never see myself agreeing to take my wife's name.

What if it was a particularly cool last name?

You can't change naming traditions just because it would give you a cool last nae.

I told my wife it was obviously up to her, but that I would prefer (specially since we wanted kids) if we all had the same family name.

You weird people with only one surname...

[MadImmortalMan]

I don't even have the same last name as my own father, so it wasn't that important to me. Wifey chose to take my name anyway. I chose to take it as a sign of respect. I don't know how I would have felt about it if she didn't want to. I might have been a bit conflicted about it, I dunno.

Why? How is it respecting you to take your name?

I don't understand the question. It's not my dad's name, it's only mine. We're not preserving some family legacy or anything. The only reason she had to take it was to have the same name as me. I didn't ask her to, but she did it anyway.

[merithyn]

I don't understand the question. It's not my dad's name, it's only mine. We're not preserving some family legacy or anything. The only reason she had to take it was to have the same name as me. I didn't ask her to, but she did it anyway.

Well, you took it as a sign of respect for you. I don't understand how taking your name is respecting you. To me, it's just following tradition. Most people don't think about why they follow tradition, and I wonder if your wife did the same.

[MadImmortalMan]

Well, you took it as a sign of respect for you. I don't understand how taking your name is respecting you. To me, it's just following tradition. Most people don't think about why they follow tradition, and I wonder if your wife did the same.

I know that because we discussed it beforehand in this case. She considered why she was doing it.

[Valmy]

I do wonder what you would have done had your wife chosen other than she did.

Well since he told her it was up to her I would hope he would have done nothing.  Otherwise he is a liar and BB, while being a Machiavellian prosecutor eager to send the bulk of Canadians to Gaol, is not capablle of such contemptible dishonesty

[derspiess]

FWIW, I could never see myself agreeing to take my wife's name.

What if it was a particularly cool last name?

You can't change naming traditions just because it would give you a cool last nae.

I told my wife it was obviously up to her, but that I would prefer (specially since we wanted kids) if we all had the same family name.

You weird people with only one surname...

[derspiess]

I don't even have the same last name as my own father, so it wasn't that important to me. Wifey chose to take my name anyway. I chose to take it as a sign of respect. I don't know how I would have felt about it if she didn't want to. I might have been a bit conflicted about it, I dunno.

Why? How is it respecting you to take your name?

UH OH SHE SMELLS SOMETHING

[merithyn]

I do wonder what you would have done had your wife chosen other than she did.

Well since he told her it was up to her I would hope he would have done nothing.  Otherwise he is a liar and BB, while being a Machiavellian prosecutor eager to send the bulk of Canadians to Gaol, is not capablle of such contemptible dishonesty

I imagine that he would have tried to convince her otherwise, to be honest. I find it hard to believe that he would be perfectly fine with her having a name other than his.

[merithyn]

I know that because we discussed it beforehand in this case. She considered why she was doing it.

Okay. Seems fair.

[The Larch]

FWIW, I could never see myself agreeing to take my wife's name.

What if it was a particularly cool last name?

You can't change naming traditions just because it would give you a cool last nae.

I told my wife it was obviously up to her, but that I would prefer (specially since we wanted kids) if we all had the same family name.

You weird people with only one surname...

Any problem with Spanish namings customs?

[garbon]

Any problem with Spanish namings customs?

Seems excessive.

[derspiess]

Any problem with Spanish namings customs?

It's a bit excessive.  And confusing.

[Valmy]

Last names of Mexicans leads me to believe a huge proportion of the Mexican nation are descended from a very fertile guy named Martin.