To be, or not to be...a Mrs? In today’s day and age, is taking your husband’s last name apt or antiquated? Two authors take a stance (and a name) each...
![Should You Take His Last Name? Should You Take His Last Name?](https://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/268/237872/59913d7256005/Should-You-Take-His-Last-Name.jpg)
“HI, MY NAME IS...NOT YOURS TO TAKE”
“I have a confession that will bring down my street cred: it was my husband who barred me from taking his name. With a first name like mine— which means nothing as a word, and I hate with both my ears—I never worried about my last name. So, when marriage came about at the fag-end of my third decade, I would have happily given up my dad’s name for whatever came my way—but only because I did not care. Shinie Antony or Shinie Dean sounds much the same owing to its first half. As an adjective, I didn’t care whether Antony was the shiny one, or Dean. I only knew that even in the dullest of clothes, with not a sequin in sight, people would still think I was glittering on the inside.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة August 2017 من Cosmopolitan India.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة August 2017 من Cosmopolitan India.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
![How To Survive The Awkward In-Between Stage Of Growing Out Your Hair How To Survive The Awkward In-Between Stage Of Growing Out Your Hair](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/268/1865671/DJToHmUUN1729103636807/crp_HOW-TO-SURVIVE-THE-AWKWARD-INBETWEEN-STAGE-OF-GROWING-OUT-YOUR-HAIR.jpg)
How To Survive The Awkward In-Between Stage Of Growing Out Your Hair
Never again will the threat of a halfway length leave us feeling trapped in a style.
![Do You Know Why Beauty Trends Swing In Extremes? Do You Know Why Beauty Trends Swing In Extremes?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/268/1865671/e8zTBt4dR1729103130502/crp_DO-YOU-KNOW-WHY-BEAUTY-TRENDS-SWING-IN-EXTREMES.jpg)
Do You Know Why Beauty Trends Swing In Extremes?
We speak with make-up artists and content creators to find out if it’s just the dopamine rush of trying out something new or the fear of missing out in this hyper-connected world.
![What's The Next Big Thing In Beauty And Wellness? What's The Next Big Thing In Beauty And Wellness?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/268/1865671/X_yB34-eP1729103058518/crp_WHATS-THE-NEXT-BIG-THING-IN-BEAUTY-AND-WELLNESS.jpg)
What's The Next Big Thing In Beauty And Wellness?
Charting the trends that have the potential to blossom into their fullest in 2025.
![On our tech radar On our tech radar](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/268/1865671/vEG5eC0pR1729168269848/ON-OUR-TECH-RADAR.jpg)
On our tech radar
Let's take a look at the cool (latest) gadgets you should buy to be tech forward, shall we?
![My seven minutes with Lily Collins My seven minutes with Lily Collins](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/268/1865671/2KvO0nuMU1729104513765/MY-SEVEN-MINUTES-WITH-LILY-COLLINS.jpg)
My seven minutes with Lily Collins
The Emily in Paris star on ie bold, her process, performing, and always being Team Emily.
![Why are girls getting their period earlier? Why are girls getting their period earlier?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/268/1865671/ksRtvXp5p1729104355367/WHY-ARE-GIRLS-GETTING-THEIR-PERIOD-EARLIER.jpg)
Why are girls getting their period earlier?
Navigating puberty can be overwhelming (it's a LOT to handle!) especially when girls as young as seven are dealing with changes that could potentially have a big impact on their physical and psychological development.
![All the deets on the coolest collaboration of 2024 All the deets on the coolest collaboration of 2024](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/268/1865671/8lDDKkv6M1729104294271/ALL-THE-DEETS-ON-THE-COOLEST-COLLABORATION-OF-2024.jpg)
All the deets on the coolest collaboration of 2024
Inside everything you need to know, and more!
![Did someone say inner happy hour? Did someone say inner happy hour?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/268/1865671/H3__gcih_1729104222001/DID-SOMEONE-SAY-INNER-HAPPY-HOUR.jpg)
Did someone say inner happy hour?
Relish your cocktails along with our curated list of feel-good reads.
![My guilty pleasure My guilty pleasure](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/268/1865671/PKaBykiRq1729104157042/MY-GUILTY-PLEASURE.jpg)
My guilty pleasure
POV: Why watching cringe content on the Internet is my survival strategy.
![Intermezzo, intervention Intermezzo, intervention](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/268/1865671/vT96rZUhM1729104059723/INTERMEZZO-INTERVENTION.jpg)
Intermezzo, intervention
Spoiler alert: In her latest, Sally Rooney yet again plays the therapist we didn’t realise we needed.