Here's how it works for me: On my driver's license, my first name and my maiden name appear, then there's that HYPHEN and my ex-married name.

When I want to match my daughter, I keep the HYPHEN in between my maiden name and my ex-husband's last name. This also works for when a guy I'm not interested in asks me out and I pretend I'm still married.

When I want to match my mother, take credit for something business-wise or make sure someone from a past life knows it's me, I slip off the HYPHEN and let the married name temporarily dangle.

When I want to be anonymous, I hide my maiden name and slide that HYPHEN in the other direction and use just my first name and the married last name. This comes in handy for things like late bill-paying, road rage, radical relatives, knocking over a stack of cans in a supermarket and checking into scandalous places.

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