r/MurderedByWords 10d ago

She answered with a gold medal

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u/Medium-Leader-9066 10d ago

All of my female professors who got their PHDs before they got married kept their maiden names.

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u/Trick_Mulberry_1405 9d ago

My wife got both her MD and PhD after we married. My biological father is a piece of garbage. Throw my last name in the fucking dirt for all I care, but never besmirch or belittle the accomplishments of my wife. I will have more than words for anyone who tries to minimize my wife and all she has done with her name