Florida man accused of fraud after taking wife's name

[DGuller]

I think there is some utility in being able to recreate a family tree dating back to Reconquista just from the last name(s).

[lustindarkness]

I asked The Wife not to change her name, her Dad's name is much more unique than my way too common last name. But she is now considering to change it, after 16 years. 

[Ed Anger]

I asked The Wife not to change her name, her Dad's name is much more unique than my way too common last name. But she is now considering to change it, after 16 years. 

they just don't listen.

[lustindarkness]

I asked The Wife not to change her name, her Dad's name is much more unique than my way too common last name. But she is now considering to change it, after 16 years. 

they just don't listen.

Thats ok, we don't listen to them either.

[Barrister]

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.

There's lots of things in life I may not be "perfectly fine with", but that there is nothing I can do about them so I don't worry about them.

[merithyn]

There's lots of things in life I may not be "perfectly fine with", but that there is nothing I can do about them so I don't worry about them.

Fair enough.

[crazy canuck]

Meh, the wise man sounds a prospective mate out about things like this before getting married.  Its all part of the necessary due diligence.

Of course I did none of that, not being particularly wise and being entirely smitten.  I am just lucky things worked out as well as they did.

[garbon]

Meh, the wise man sounds a prospective mate out about things like this before getting married.  Its all part of the necessary due diligence.

Of course I did none of that, not being particularly wise and being entirely smitten.  I am just lucky things worked out as well as they did.

Should naming really a dealbreaker?

[Eddie Teach]

Not a dealbreaker, but definitely an issue worthy of consideration.

[merithyn]

Not a dealbreaker, but definitely an issue worthy of consideration.

It should have been my first clue with my first husband. I wanted to keep my maiden name, but he was insistent that I take his. When I pointed out that his family - his father in particular - really didn't want me to have the name (and that they were all pretty much insane), he said that he and I would make the name good again. So, I caved and changed my name. I still wish to this day that I hadn't. That was not a name that I wanted to be associated with. He's not a bad guy, really, but his family is still fucking insane.

[crazy canuck]

Not a dealbreaker, but definitely an issue worthy of consideration.

Agreed

[derspiess]

My ex-sister in law kept our family name and I'm not happy about it.  I can almost empathize with her since her maiden name is Irbey.  But she's adopted like 2 or 3 kids now so there's a fatherless family of Brammers running around outside our control

[Eddie Teach]

I used to have a pastor named Irby. What an odd name.

[Barrister]

My ex-sister in law kept our family name and I'm not happy about it.  I can almost empathize with her since her maiden name is Irbey.  But she's adopted like 2 or 3 kids now so there's a fatherless family of Brammers running around outside our control

There's a few ne'er-do-well [Barristers] out there (though it is a very uncommon name).  I don't worry about it much.

[derspiess]

I used to have a pastor named Irby. What an odd name.

To me it doesn't look that horrible on paper.  But to hear it pronounced, particularly in Appalachia, it sounds very silly.