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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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What if spouses took their partners first name instead of last? (self.showerthoughts)

submitted 1 month ago by whaleross to c/showerthoughts

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Until the 1950s, by law in Hungary the wives would take the husband's full name. Júlia Kovacs would marry András Boráros and become Andrásné Broráros. Sexist and incredibly silly in my opinion.

Nowadays they can chose to keep their name, change it fully or change their last name. I still find a lot of women that change their names fully and it's so confusing.

From 2004, men can also chose to change their names on the same rules.

[–] I_Fart_Glitter 4 points 1 month ago

Two teachers at my high school got married and both of them changed their full names. They chose a last name to share- after a saint they both resonated with, and each chose new first and middle names. They felt it marked the new chapter in their lives, that as they became one, they were both new people. They were both the young, cute, cool teachers that everyone had crushes on so we all thought it was super creative and cool.