Dear Prudence: My ex changed her first name to my fiancée’s name.
5 years, 10 months ago

Dear Prudence: My ex changed her first name to my fiancée’s name.

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To get advice from Prudie, send questions for publication to [email protected]. I’m going to be married to a woman who wants to take my last name and has a fairly unusual, culturally specific first name—think “Gretel.” So she’s now going to be Mrs. Gretel. Except my ex has, apparently, recently changed her first name to Gretel too—so they’ll both have the same first and last name. Since she’s apparently sufficiently well-established professionally that she’s able to change her first name now, you might ask if she’d consider dropping the use of your last name. Last night, as I was following my husband to bed, I went to my daughter’s room to say good night, as she planned to drive back to her dorm later.

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Dear Prudence: My best friend is telling everyone we’re dating.

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