Taking a Man's Last Name

"The man said, 'This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man." Genesis 2:23; "Now the man called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all the living." Genesis 3:20

I saw a story on Yahoo a couple of weeks ago discussing the trend in last names.  It apparently really bothers some women to take on their husband's last name.  Thus, we have married persons with different names or hyphenated names or 3rd party names (yes, some couples create new names).  So what's the deal with changing last names?  Should women take on their husband's name?

Yes.  If you want to make a commitment to a man, you should take his last name.  Why?  Because from the beginning, in Genesis, God allowed Adam to name his wife as a symbol that she was his girl.  It's about the symbolism.  When a woman takes a man's name she's proclaiming to everyone that she is not only taken (as evidenced by her ring) but that Mr. So-and-so has taken her. 

I know that a lot of women will say that it would hurt their career and their marketing plan to change their name, so their professional name should continue to be their name.  Well here's the deal, the marriage should come first--before the career.  Plenty of professional women have changed their names and done really well for themselves!  If you're truly committing to another person, you should seal the deal with the name.  If this commitment is too much of a burden, don't get married!

I think it's beautiful that Adam named his wife.  And I'm glad that I carry my husband's last name.