"S Viemeister" wrote in message ...

On 8/30/2018 10:45 AM, Ophelia wrote:

> We don't have to change our name if we don't want to. It's our choice.
>
Yes.
I was down at the local cemetery the other day (visiting the
relatives...) and the majority of the stones with both husband and wife
on them, identified the woman by her birth name, not her married one.

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Ahhh has it been the case for a very long time?