A rose by any other name?

In three months, I'll have to decide whether to change my name. Should I adopt my new husband's surname, hyphenate it with my last name, or keep things just as they've been for three decades? My byline, I've already decided, won't change.

But what about the name on my passport, driver's license, and other legal documents? In this age of social media, I'll also have to consider the fate of my profile name on several sites.

My only sister, a fashion designer in Manila, kept her maiden name on her label, website and business correspondence. But outside work, she quickly adopted her husband's surname.