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Although I am very proud of my (maiden) family name too, when my future husband proposed, I new I would be proud and honoured to take his surname. Before anyone thinks I am a subservient woman, he was, and is, proud of me too. We also have two daughters, so his family name will 'die out' on his side (but not his brother, who has a son). The most important thing to us is that if our daughters marry, they will be well-adjusted people who will have happy marriages to men who respect them. Hopefully, as a family, we will make our own history and be remembered for our achievements - whether they be important discoveries or for being a hard-working and genuine person.