Tag Page namechangefeels

is giving up your last name supposed to feel this heavy?

Just hit the “name change” question on our marriage license app and totally froze. I always thought I’d be fine giving up my last name—heck, I even said I would years ago. But when it got real? I felt like I was erasing a huge part of who I am. My fiancé really wanted me to take his name, and I love him to pieces, so I agreed. But when it came time to actually do it, I panicked. Ended up moving my last name to a second middle name, but I’m still grieving it days later. He’s trying to be understanding but I know it stung. Does anyone else feel this way?? Like, is there a name-change grief chart I missed? #marriagethoughts #identitycrisis #namechangefeels