Maiden names

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Hope this is on topic, but to those who are married, how did you decide whether to keep your maiden name or take your husband's?

My boyfriend and I have talked about this, and while I like my last name, I'd want to take his on also, but our last names sound awful when we combine them. We were thinking of giving our first born's middle name as my last name, but that takes away the fun of playing with first name/middle name combinations.