My wife took my surname after we got married, but we share household duties and expenses. Our land line account is in her name, she holds the only credit card in the household and before I got medical benefits as part of my salary, our medical fund was in her name as well. She also pays the water account every month.
I, on the other hand have both our cellphone account in my name, the rent is paid from my account, I pay for the gardening services and the electricity. There also is a personal loan used for household expenses in my name.
We share household duties as well. Whoever feel like cooking does so while the other attends to our three year old son. I drop our son off at daycare simply because it's on the way to my workplace. In the mornings, while we are both getting ready for work, one of us makes breakfast while the other one helps our boy getting dressed. It's has simple as whoever can do whatever job needs to be done, does it.
The wife getting the husband's surname does not mean he will dominate her. If she decides to get herself in an abusive relationship, this will happen regardless of whether she takes his last name or not.
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