Name change has both a positive and negative connotation to it. Name change can be for happy reasons, such as getting married or not so happy reasons such as divorce. I refuse to dwell on the unhappy, and that’s not what my current life status has me doing. I recently got married, but from all the posts and pictures I am sure you could have guessed that. Along with the marriage comes the option to change your last name.  Contemplation  Changing my last name was not something that was an split second decision. Loosing my Dad 4 years ago really made me contemplate holding on to my maiden last name…