“I am insulting him by rejecting his name and all his friends are going to suspect something is wrong,” she said of her father-in-law in a Reddit post Latoya Gayle joined PEOPLE as an Associate Editor ...

Saying goodbye to your maiden name and taking on your his last name comes with a sacrifice. When a woman is set to get married, society assumes she’ll ditch her maiden name for her partner’s last name ...

There have been increased online searches for Hailey Bieber’s maiden name. Accordingly, fans have become curious about the widespread searches and why they’re happening. The 28-year-old model has been ...

When I divorced, I kept my last name to remain connected to my son. After my ex-husband married a woman with a similar name, I wanted to change mine. Instead of going back to my maiden name, I went ...

Crystal Hefner is ready to take back her maiden name eight years after Hugh Hefner’s death. Crystal, 39, detailed her struggles with getting Instagram to change her username to her maiden moniker, ...

Prior to getting married in 2015, changing my last name felt like an inevitable part of the process. Both my husband and I were from conservative, traditional families, and I didn't know anyone who ...

Dear Eric: My dilemma is about Christmas cards. I am separated from my husband of 25 years, and while it’s mostly amicable, I feel disingenuous including him on the card this year. Our divorce will be ...

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