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Daily Mirror
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Paige Freshwater

'My maiden name is embarrassing - my ex is trying to force me to take it back'

While we can't choose our names from birth, we always have an option to change them later in life. But one woman is fighting to keep her married name after separating from her husband following a breakdown in their relationship.

She explained how she couldn't wait to get married to be able to ditch her embarrassing surname, saying it made her the 'butt' of all jokes throughout her childhood. The woman said: "My maiden name is an unflattering adjective. What felt like 3/4 of the people I met when that was my last name made the exact same joke about it, saying 'Is that your name or your attitude?'. They expected me to laugh like they'd just made the best joke ever.

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