Following the marriage proposal, brides-to-be are inevitably asked this polarizing question: Are you changing your name?

For some, the answer is an easy "yes." For those who are on the fence however -- or those who simply want to keep the name they were born with for personal or professional reasons -- it's a bit more complicated.

A Reddit thread emerged recently asking women who kept their maiden names to elaborate on their experiences. This is what they had to say: