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durhamplumber
Normal thinking wives would be grossly insulted referred to as partner instead of wife.Ah, so you are carrying on the tradition of when a woman was regarded as a 'chattle' when getting married...
More enlightened nations have used the system of patronymics and maintaining names.
And since the subject of 'bastards' was recently raised, the latter system reduces or eliminates the stigma of being born 'out of wedlock'.
Anything that reduces prejudice is a good thing wouldn't you agree?
There are other benefits too.
Have you ever tried to trace your family tree, and if so how far back did you get?
Edit: no name change