Q&A Forum - December 2009 (The best of Elise)

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It looks like Mr. Christina Ellison is very dedicated to his wife. What a public display of devotion! I would be interested in knowing your thoughts on this subject. Maybe it will be a new trend.

A. This topic has been discussed on my site in the past but I think it is important to re-examine it periodically. Society is evolving toward female domination and thus I believe more and more women will be requiring that their husbands take on the wife’s last name. This is a societal dynamic that is still in its infancy but it is starting to become a trend that will continue to grow with each generation. In the past few months, I have received a number of e-mails from engaged women who have expressed a desire to do this.

I was once asked why I didn’t require my husband to take my last name. I explained that we decided not to buck that societal tradition out of respect for our parents. But that was over twenty years ago and society has changed a lot since then and I believe society has evolved to the place where it is perfectly acceptable for a woman to demand this out of her husband.