Don't let it end

Cross posted at Political Arguments.

Mr. Volokh is at it again, this time asking women who married and didn't change their last name to give their reasons.

From the comments so far, the motivation to keep one's "maiden" name is either principled or pragmatic (both being entirely valid modes of justification). Some women wonder why he didn't even consider changing his name, and don't see why they should bear a disproportionate burden. Other women have a professional reputation built on their "maiden" name and would seriously disrupt their carrer by changing it.

The common thread is that the only people who've had a problem with the two-persons/two-names arrangement are meddlesome adults who disaprove of the couples' subversive ways. The kids, as one would expect, are all right.