Since being engaged I’ve been asked numerous times if I would be adopting
my husband-to-be’s last name. To me it was no brainer, ever since I
comprehended the concept of marriage (age four or five) I always knew my days
of being Miss Candida Lathbridge were numbered, and I’ve always accepted that.
But after reading this radical article on Cosmo entitled ‘In the Age of the Internet, Changing Your NameWhen You Marry Is a Terrible Idea’ I was compelled
to write about my reasons for my decision.