The author, not pictured, doesn't want to take her husband's last name.Hispanolistic/Getty ImagesWhen I married, changing my last name to my husband's felt like too much work.Three years later, I still haven't changed my name and realize I don't want to.The tradition feels antiquated, and I don't want to erase who I am.Before our wedding, my husband asked me if I would change my last name to his, and I said I would.