Good for you, Golfgirl. I find chosing a last name an interesting decision for ladies, one I dont face as a male. My fiancé kept her X's last name as she is raising her three children who bear his name and believed it would make life easier. Now as we wed she has given great thought to the matter and decided to return to her maiden name, what she had planned to do when her children got older if she remained single. She has asked how I feel about her choice and we discussed it as recently as last night. I'm totally OK with it as I feel the choice is hers to make and I am confident in our relationship and marrying the person she is, not her name.
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet..."
"The answers are within you" (can't remember who). Unfortunately, so is the bullshit.