When we got married I never changed my surname.
I like my name. I was never driven to be Mrs Anyone, it took us 13 years to actually get married so you can understand that marriage was never high on my list of things to do. I've never pretended to be Mrs TBM and do the name doodle, we even told our families I was keeping my maiden name, although my MIL sends me mail addressed to what would be my married name.
My stubborn streak coupled with the fuss of having to get a new passport, bank cards and drivers license here and in the UK means I really can't be bothered to change it and deal with all the paperwork and the cost. And, if people meet me first they assume TBM's name is the same as mine and that makes me giggle.
Now I'm wondering if I should change it so we all have the same surname or keep my own name and deal with the relentless explanations that go along with it. Yes we are married, no I don't have my husbands surname, no I'm not going to tell you why, it's none of your damn business!
I don't want the Bean to think there is anything wrong with their name and in a way I want to be part of the club, but changing my name at my age just seems weird. Aggghhh, what to do?!
So I wonder, did you change your name when you married or did you keep your own? Do you have a different surname from your children and is it annoying?