For background, I have a somewhat hard to pronounce name, while my DH has a simple, common name. I've thought for a while that I would hyphenate my last name when we got married, but when we did, I ended up just hyphenating it on Facebook but not going through the legal process (seemed like a headache, and for what?). So for the past month I've been Jane MyLastName at work, and Jane MyLastName-HisLastName on Facebook.
A few months before the wedding, I started considering the possibility of changing my name to my mom's maiden name. I love and am close with my dad, but my dad's family, not so much. I have always been closer to my mom's side of the family, and my mom's name is more ethnic than my dad's, which is a plus for me for personal reasons. My hesitancy is in large part the possibility that it would upset my dad, as well as the fundamental issue that I'd be changing my name/my identity. So for now, I just stuck with what I had.
However, my master's adviser recently floated the possibility of having my thesis published, something I've dreamed of doing for a long time. I've been in the workforce for 4 years, but this would be the first "big" thing that my name would be on. Now I have to figure out which name that should be.
What would y'all do? Jane MyLast-HisLast, Jane MyLast, or go in a totally different direction and do Jane MomsLast-HisLast?
