Hi peoples,

I'm in a same-sex relationship & we are planning to have a family in the future. We've discussed who's surname the child/ren would take and whether either one of us would take on the surname of the other partner. I might add here that both of us are quite opposed to double-barrel surnames (no offence intended to those that do like them, but it is just not an option for us). We both feel that it would be nice to all share the same surname in our household. Something that just seemed to fit best for us was the idea of combining our names to make a completely new surname (For example, Watson & Jennings = Wattings).

While this solution feels really right for us personally, we've asked a few family members & friends for their opinions and had mixed responses from those who think its a great idea to those who think it is ridiculous.

What are your thought on the topic? Your feedback would be appreciated