I'm glad this thread is here. I've thought about this a lot. I love my name, and I've worked hard for my reputation, which is inherently tied to my name. However, I really want my family -- kids, husband -- to all share the same name, so I have decided to change it. I'd love to change my maiden name to my middle name, but it rhymes with my FIs last name and sounds ridiculous! In the end, I will be proud to share his name, but I will be sad to lose mine.