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Traditionally yes, but there's no legal requirement and many people don't feel the need to make the change (my wife being one).
by hnick 6y ago
Traditionally yes, but there's no legal requirement and many people don't feel the need to make the change (my wife being one).
- webmaven 6y agoSo, you're saying your wife did change her last name, but not the honorific? That's an interesting combination I hadn't encountered before. Probably worth adding to the "Things Programmers Beleive About Names" list.
- hnick 6y agoAh no I missed your implication there. She didn't. It isn't unheard of though, some people stay with Ms as a default if they don't think their marital status is anyone's business. It's a less political version of Mz I guess, which is something one teacher I had used and made sure we knew about.
- webmaven 6y agoI suppose I assumed that anyone inclined to leave the honorific unchanged would also be inclined to leave their last name unchanged as well. But we all know what they say about assumptions...