JFF: Would You Ever Change Your ...

I've already legally changed my last name once and back, my middle name twice and my first name unofficially but not legally.

I'll keep my US citizenship but would gladly live abroad.

Religion - I've certainly change my beliefs over the years but not to a completely different religion.

Gender - can't even imagine this. I love being a girly girl.

Name: Not first, but I have changed my last (2x). It would certainly be the easiest to change.

Citizenship: possibly if it could be a dual citizenship with the US.

Religion: I'm not very religious, but was raised Lutheran. I would probably be ok to change to a similar religion, but not Catholic (just don't agree with them) and certainly not anthing like Morman, but I do identify with some Buddist, but not all of it,

Gender: I am a girl and feel like a girl. If I were a girl who felt like a boy, I may consider it and support anyone who has suffered with this challenge in their life. This would be the hardest.

Fun poll :)

I gladly changed my name when I got married, but won't ever change it again. Absolutely no to the other 3.

Huh? where is this coming from?

Name - I have. Only my last name. My ex-husband changed it all - first, middle and last.

Citizenship - nope. Never considered being anything but an American. I have lived in Europe, but would never relinquish my American citizenship.

Religion - raised Protestant, married Episcopalian, went Russian Orthodox.

Gender - Nope. This is what God made me. Stuck with it.

Easiest - name.
hardest - citizenship. wouldn't really even consider it.

name- yes my last is still my ex's so i assume my fiancee will not want M. to keep it...first i would for a good bit of money

citizenship- if it worked for my family and was a positive change and new experience sure!
religion- yes
Gender- no because i dont have gender issues, if i did i would do it

i would think gender would be the hardest with everyone and would be a no go even with a zillion bucks except those with issues in that area.

I would consider becoming a citizen of one of those enlightened European countries with universal health care, mandatory 6 weeks paid vacation per year and 2 years paid maternity leave per child.

I am baptized /raised Catholic but not practicing. I found Unitarian Universalism to be more within my line of thinking.

Otherwise, everything else I would keep the same.

NAME: I already changed my last with marriage, and I don't want to change it back. My first name? YES!!!! I would change it in a heartbeat.

CITIZENSHIP: Why not? I love America, but I love other places, too. If I could live abroad I would be proud to. I don't mind changing citizenship. (Though, it would never be to make a statement.)

RELIGION: No, I don't think I ever would. I can't see the future, but I can't imagine doing so.

GENDER: I would never want to do that. If I had gender issues, I suppose my answer would be different

Easiest, name for sure. Hardest, religion. (I left the gender one out, because it would never happen...so I don't think that counts.)

1. Already have. It took a while and had to do a lot of footwork to make sure the name change was reported to Social Security and the DMV. I still have to keep the paperwork, as my old name is on my son's birth certificate. I've been 'me' for the past 15 years or so, and actually changed to my husband's last name *before* we married legally. I didn't change my first name for reasons of vanity, but to shed off an old, sad life. And my eye color is H., too-- not one color or another, but a blend of many which changes from time to time. That was my new philosophy in life at that point--I'd been more black and white about things before. I was wanting to embrace more shades of gray in life. (Not the book LOL) It stuck.:)

2. No. Love where I am. I don't always love our government, but this land is the one I adore. I am sure I could fall in love with another country (New Zealand, Canada, someplace warm....) if my husband would ever decide to move. We're here to stay and I'm okay with it.

3. Yes. I was raised a Jehovah's Witness until I was 8. I have experienced a few religions and decided that religion-free works best for me. I like many religious philosophies about how to treat others and care for others, but do not believe that a deity is vital to my purpose in life, which is to do well by others whenever possible.

4. NOPE! Love being a woman, love being a mom.

Easiest, name. Hardest, gender.

I already did change my name (the name I go by now was my middle name growing up - always hated my first name). When I got married and was changing my last name, I went ahead and changed my first name, too.

Citizenship - yes, sure. I'd love to move elsewhere. Since we own a company here, we're kind of stuck, but if the opportunity arose to live in another country, we would jump at it. We have always loved to travel and go new places. If we found that we wanted to live there forever, we'd become citizens. Why not?

Religion - again, yes. I was raised Catholic. I'm atheist now. Not militantly so, just... can't really see any reason to be religious, don't recognize a deity.

Gender - I've always felt like I am female, and have felt comfortable in my skin. Personally, I would not want to change genders. I know people who have not felt that way. I have a friend who was born female, but always felt uncomfortable in his own skin. He underwent gender reassignment. It took a very long time - lots of therapy, lots of hormones, he moved to another state (it's easier to start over where everyone only knows you as the gender you associate with). But he is happy now and finally feels like his insides and outsides match. I can't imagine what it would feel like to have been born the wrong gender. I'm glad for people who are born that way, that they have a way to change it.

Name: yes if I was in the witness protection program

Citizenship: Not unless I get a dual citizenship

Religion: Nope because no one can make me believe otherwise

Gender: Nope not unless they could make me look like channing tatum *grrrrrr

Name would be the easiest and religion would probably be the hardest because like I said you cant make me believe something else. I can not go to church but I still know what I believe. You can call me a different name, make me live somewhere else, and probably sit on the couch and pretend to be a man.

Would you ever change your:

NAME (first or last): Most women do this all the time, when they get married and take on their husband's last name. I am one of the few that kept my maiden name, and it really messed up a lot of people since they view it as untraditional. Why did I keep my name? I was really into the rennaissance at the time and found out that women didn't change their names back then. It wasn't until after the 16th century, that women started taking on the man's surname. http://www.alicemariebeard.com/law/stoner.htm Also, our family is half Chinese and the women in China do not change their maiden names. It was a lot easier for work too. All they had to change was my address. Never liked my first name, but thought it would be too much trouble to change it and my relatives are so used to calling me by my given name.

CITIZENSHIP: (and/or country of residence) I wouldn't, especially since my hubby changed his citizenship to become a U.S. citizen.

RELIGION: This would be really easy, since one of my grandfathers was Jewish, I was baptisted Catholic, and one of my grandmothers was methodist. I just don't see the point in changing religion for me. We all believe in the same God, unless you're athesist. It's just that we call him different names in different religions.

GENDER: (with or without surgery) I wanted to when I was younger, because I just felt that men have it good. No mensis, have muscles, etc. Now, forget about it. It's just not worth it for me, since I'm premenopausal so I'll just wait it out.

Which of these would be the easiest for you to change? Easiest to change...probably my name. Which would be the hardest? Definately my gender.

I've done all but the last... And the last is debateable.

I'm a tomboy. So my gender is fairly androgynous.
Love being a girl, so Id never do sex reassignment.

((I'm just as guilty as flubbing sex/gender in casual conversation, but they're two different things. Sex is the physical charecteristocslly, gender are the sex assigned roles in a culture.))

The last is debateable, because Im a femme girl, who does mostly male roles in our society. So it could be argued that I have, and equally argued that I have not.

I used to want to be Carribean until I started international teaching and saw that few countries respected their nationality in regards to teaching abroad. I love their accents, culture and freedom of lifestyle.

Name - I use to hate my first name but it's grown on me. I DID change my last name when I married.
Citizenship - I wouldn't rule it out but my husband would never so I'm with him
Religion - I'm not thrilled with any of them but I consider myself non practicing Christian.
Gender - I'm happy as I am

Name or religion are the easiest - people change them all the time.

changed my name when I got married and first time (17 yrs ago) and I'm changing it again when I get married this summer. I actually just got my new nameplate for my office door! As for my first name, the only people who call me Jessica are my parents so I kinda already changed that.

Citizenship: not planning on it. If there was some amazing opportunity maybe, but I'd miss my kids.

Religion: maybe depending on the circumstances. If we moved and I found a different church that fit in with my views possibly.

Gender: nope, I'm a girl and like being a girl.

Easiest to change: my name (although it will be a PITA especially professionally). Hardest would be gender

Name: Sure I'm not particularly attached to the one I have now.
Citizenship: I would hold dual citizenship.
Religion: Nah, I highly doubt that as I cannot swallow most of what is presented to me on this front.
Gender: If I felt a calling to it sure.
I believe my name would be the easiest whereas religion would be the hardest for myself.

Name: I did when I got married
Citizenship: no
Religion: no
Gender: no

Refusing to consider change would be a pretty closed-minded existence. So yes, I would consider all - but of course that would depend greatly on the circumstances.

Name: No, I like mine just fine (taking my maiden name back!)

Citizenship: I love our country, but I don't like what is happening to it. When God comes to smite the land that has turned its back on him, I sure hope I'm safe. (read "Harbinger", it will make your hair stand on end!)

Religion: Never! LDS and proud of it!

Gender: Nope. I love being a woman. Could you imagine being the kind of person that could 'adjust' yourself ("the boys")? I'm all for the discreet pull on the panties if they rode up, but ick on the full on crotch adjust!

I did change my last name as a teenager when my parents got divorced, taking on my mother's maiden name in addition to my fathers. And I have lived outside the US for 16+ years off and on. And though I plan to stay in Europe because I love it here, I will never, ever give up my US citizenship, come what may. I hate the term "ex-pat" because it makes me sound like I no longer love the country that made me who I am, when nothing could be further from the truth.
Change my gender? Never! Being a woman is wonderful. I'll stick with my religion too, though I see a lot more in common among the world's religions than differences.

Name: changed my last name when I got married. I like my first name, so no. If I didn't, though, I would think about changing it, sure. My mom did.

Citizenship: Probably not. Residing in another country isn't out of the question, though.

Religion: Did that. Born/baptized/confirmed Catholic, no longer Catholic.

Gender: Nope.

Easiest? Name, I guess.

Hardest: Gender.

Wouldn't change my first or middle names. I would only change my last name back to my maiden name.

Citizenship I could never change. I would feel like a traitor and I love this country. I would however live in another country, but I'd always return here in the end.

Religion. Hmmm. I've fluctuated between Christianity and Atheism. Don't think I'd go anywhere else.

Gender - no.

I'd change my name but no to anything else.

I have changed my last name, after getting married (that was fairly easy). I'm thinking of changing citizenship since our country is going in the toilet under the current administration, but that would be difficult for me since I love our country (well, what it was founded on). Religion, would not change, and a gender change?-No way. Kind of weird JFF questions, don't you think?!?

Name First, no ... last well getting married so yes

Citizenship, probably not however I have not seen much of the world to make an educated decision

Religion, no

Gender, nahhh - I enjoy mine

Name - Nope. Unless I got to change my middle name, which I hate.
Citizenship - Nope.
Religion - Sure, because I don't believe in "religion", I believe in God.
Gender - No way. I am woman, hear me ROAR! lol

So, the easiest for me would be my religion and the hardest (or no way in hell) would be changing my sex.

NAME I would change this the most easily. It took me a long time to like my name, and then I discovered that my name was created by Shakespeare for The Merchant of Venice. I might change it to Genevieve or Vivienne.

CITIZENSHIP This would be second. If I had to, I would go with Canadian and then Italian. I have both in my own ancestry. But then I remember that my ancestors chose to leave Paris, Canada, and Italy for very good reasons.

RELIGION I would never change my religion. If I were not Christian, I imagine that I would likely be Jewish. This would be the hardest, so hard it would BE impossible.

GENDER I can't imagine myself as anything other than female. I enjoy being female far too much. If I had the choice, I wouldn't do it but it would be easier than changing my religion.