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"  Vanessa Minnillo married Nick Lachey months ago, but she just announced that she&amp;#039;s decided to take her hubby&amp;#039;s last name. Why did she wait? Vanessa said in an interview that she just didn&amp;#039;t have the time before. But ultimately, she said she&amp;#039;s just &amp;quot;old fashioned&amp;quot; and wanted to take on Nick&amp;#039;s name. Sure, Vanessa took the traditional route, and research has found that most women do, too, but\u2026there are plenty of women who don&amp;#039;t. A recent study published in the journal Social Behavior and Personality found that 18 percent of brides keep their names after they get married. The study also discovered that women with more education or a high-powered job were more likely to stick with their maiden name. Another recent study from Pennsylvania State University found that women who plan to keep their names after they get hitched don&amp;#039;t feel any less committed to their marriage than women who take on their husband&amp;#039;s name. While Vanessa said Nick didn&amp;#039;t pressure her to change her name, fellow celeb Kim Kardashian definitely came under fire last year from her then-fiance Kris Humphries when she said she didn&amp;#039;t want to do it. Thankfully, most guys seem to be cool with it either way, ultimately leaving the decision up to you. Some women do it, some don&amp;#039;t, and others choose to legally change their name while continuing to use their maiden name at work. Would you change your name? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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