Did you ever wonder why women change their name to their husband's after marrying them? It tradition is still practiced in many culture. It is a very confusing, especially nowadays that women have their own career and that divorce is a common practice. I met a woman who was widowed thrice and is currently married to a fourth husband, therefore she had have 5 names in the course of her life... now how confusing is that!
In Quebec, under the civil law, a woman cannot legally change her name to her husband's:
"Both spouses keep their birth names after marriage and continue to exercise their civil rights under that name, i.e. they must use their birth name in contracts, on credit cards, on their driver's licence, etc. However, women are free however to assume their husband's name socially. Women married before April 2, 1981 who already use their husband's last name to exercise their civil rights may continue to do so."
I don't believe that women should be her man's belonging. My revolutionary idea is if the husband insists his wife in taking his name, then the wife should offer a name swap! He takes her name, she takes his name!
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