Why I Chose to Change My Last Name After Marrying My Wife

The archaic tradition of assuming a woman will take her husband’s name needs to stop

Parker Chase-Corwin
Human Parts
Published in
6 min readOct 17, 2019

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Before I begin, let me say this: I’m not a contrarian.

I mostly steer clear of talking politics, and I think protests generally don’t accomplish much. I’m fairly private, very flexible, practical to a…

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Parker Chase-Corwin
Human Parts

Trifecta of separate-but-earned passions: 20-year veteran of Customer Success. Taller half of cohabimates.com. Captain UNplastic at unplasticnation.com.