As I was watching the news today, I noticed that this man had a surname that was hyphenated (his name was captioned at the bottom of the t.v. screen). I noted to myself that this was kinda weird. I normally only see women with those types of surnames. Somehow it changed my impression of him…
I started to wonder how he came up with that surname. Was it because of:
- his mother’s maiden name, or
- his wife’s surname?
I’m not trying to suggest that it’s wrong for men to have hyphenated surnames, but it just makes people wonder. Somehow, it’s just not as “manly.”