I got married in 2004 when I was 22 and changed my last name to match my husband's. I was raised very conservatively and was told that was what I needed to do. Now I want to change my last name, but ...

The sign at the name change office. Despite being middle-aged, and far from a “maiden,” I wanted to reclaim my maiden name. When I was in my 20s, the idea of marriage seemed constrictive. We were ...