I know this isn't related to post-marriage name changes really, but Berts and I were talking about how names get changed after marriage (i.e. do you drop your maiden name - aggg hate that term "maiden name" as if you suddenly get a "matron name" ba?; hyphenate your name, keep your name, etc etc.)

Some ideas:

• Go conyo and use "y". This is best suited for Spanish sounding names (Marta Gonzalez y Rocha is better than Hermenegilda Salunguhit y Abubakar)

• Change your name completely, like from "Macaria Didangalen" to "Evita Jones".

• Do a Madonna and change your single first name completely (from "Madonna" to "Esther")

• Have a stage name (like "Apple"), which you can use to define your multiple moods / personas. "Green Apple" - tart and saucy, "Red Apple" - sweet, "Crabapple" - bitchy. "Today I am.....CRAB-APPLE"

• Drop your last name completely and just have a single name (from "Gretchen Baretto" to "Gretchen / Greta")

• If you want, you can add "the" in front of your name....i.e. "The Gretchen". This is best used by referring to yourself in the 3rd person at all times, like the Queen of England. "The Gretchen will go to gym at RCBC today" "The Gretchen wants another BVLGARI ring". You could also use "La" as in "La Greta" "La Greta will not speak with those reporters"

• a variation... (from Berty) use "La" in front of your Last Name. La Aunor has been in LA for the longest time..."
  

• Use a symbol, and be "the person formerly known as Mia".

You may think I don't have much to do today, idle minds, idle thoughts, blah blah. Actually I am once again avoiding my work.

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