OPEN THREAD: Is keeping my ex-husband’s last name disrespectful to my fiance?
I feel greatly conflicted. At this stage in my life, I resent the burden of having to change my name (again) when men have the privilege of bypassing this antiquated and gendered tradition. As a woman, why must this “choice” be thrust upon me and why must I face judgment from others? How do I respond to others who feel that retaining my current last name is disrespectful to my fiance?
Should I tell my Christian grandmother about my Pagan wedding?
“I have a very close relationship with my Grandmother, however, in all my years of being so close with her, I, uh, ‘forgot’ to mention that I am not Christian, but in fact Pagan.”