On Tue, 27 Apr 2021 08:41:57 -0600, Graham > wrote:

>On Tue, 27 Apr 2021 08:45:12 -0400, Boron Elgar wrote:
>
>> I did not change my last name at the marriage, either.
>>
>As was the custom then, my ex took my name on marriage and, since we were
>both in the same field, it caused some confusion when she published a
>paper. At conferences/conventions, there were instances where other
>delegates took me for the author.

That is all its own to unpack.