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Originally Posted by Cloud
Not quite. Like all rituals, marriage changes you. You come out at the other end a different person, with part of your soul joined with another's for eternity. At least that's the idea.
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In some circles, yes.
I am not becoming a possession. I am not 'joining my husband's clan'. I am not nullifying my connection to my mother and father. And I don't have a 'soul'. :p
Changing my name seemed like it would have been a repudiation of my entire life up to that point.
YMMV.