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Once married, do you prefer Mrs. or Ms.? Since Ms. is the formal title for all adult women (no one over 18 is technically addressed as Miss).
I prefer Mrs., but I go by Ms. at the private school I'm providing therapy as they addresses all adult females as "Ms."
However, I know some married women who are offended being addressed as "Ms." (historically, that would indicate you were divorced or widowed - back when unmarried adults were Miss)
Just curious to see opinions. I address personal correspondence to married females "Mrs." but I hope I'm not stepping on anyone's toes by doing so. I do know all business correspondence is expected to be addressed as "Ms."
I will be married at the end of this month, yay! I prefer Ms. now and will prefer it then as well.
I automatically refer to women as Ms, it seems to be the norm in my profession and it sort of carried over from there. I'll prefer it after I'm married, too. Miss seems young, Mrs. makes me think of teachers. Ms. is good and neutral.
I teach. At school I'm referred to Ms., Mrs., and Miss. It doesn't really even matter to me.
Well I didn't change my name so I prefer Ms. But if someone doesn't know that I kept my name and refers to me as Mrs. Hislast name I'm fine with that too.
I voted Mrs but no one addresses me by any sort of title in daily life.
Oops, I voted wrong (that's what I get for having one eye on the football game, one eye on WB). I meant to say I am married and go by Mrs, although I voted for Ms. I haven't been able to change my name legally yet because we're still in the midst of the immigration process, but once that comes through, I will change my last name and legally be Mrs. DH
Socially, I don't care if someone refers to me as Mrs. or Ms., though I prefer Ms. It is very unprofessional to refer to a woman as Mrs. in the busines world.
I voted Mrs. because I'm married and I've never liked Ms. It just seems impersonal to me. However, I still feel too young to be Mrs, but it doesn't matter since no one calls me any of these things with any frequency
When I get married, I will be taking his last name so I will want to be called Mrs. (I can't wait for it). If I was keeping my last name now, I would want to continue to be called Ms.
I've never heard of anyone being called Ms. unless they are divorced, so these responses are such a surprise to me! Once we are married, I'll go by Mrs.
I prefer Ms., particularly at work. I don't like advertising my marital status.
I love hearing Mrs.... though it doesn't happen often since everybody calls me by my first name. Or at work it is just my last name. No formalities... darn it! lol
I correct everybody who calls me Mrs. I usually just say, "My-first-name is fine, thanks." If it's a correspondence that needs a title, I always go by Ms. When I am done with school, I will either go with Dr. or "My-first-name," but never Mrs.
I prefer Dr. Socially both Mrs or Ms are fine with me and I'm not offened by either.
I HATE being called Ms with a PASSION. I am engaged, and I still use Miss. And when companies put Ms instead, it grates me, its almost like nails on a chalk board.
I will be a Mrs once married.
To me a Ms is a dried up old spinster, possibly divorced, surrounded by Cats.
I'll be married this year and when I am I will prefer to be Mrs :) I can't wait to start hearing "Mrs (blahblah)" eeeeeeeep!
Reading some of your responses I think maybe things are different in England. Miss is usually unmarried, Mrs is married and Ms is either divorced or.....sorry to say it....an old spinster. I think that is why I think the way I do.
@Firie: Didn't see your post before I hit reply but I am glad it's not just me who gets the old spinster image when thinking of Ms, I was paranoid for a second lol
@Spoonie: LOL, I am also glad to not be out on that branch alone :)
@pinkandsparkly: me too!
I feel that Mrs. sounds so matronly. I love Ms.!
here is how ive come to know it:
Mrs: married
Ms: married or unmarried so it's not out there
Miss: unmarried, young
professionally, i prefer MS. in person and on correspondence. i myself never address letters to anyone w/"Mrs." and i never refer to my clients as "Mrs." or "Miss."
to me in the professional world, marital status shouldnt be discussed because it's seeping into my personal life and yours.
then "miss" is too young; for girls that at 1-17 y/o.
however, outside of work, i cant wait to be Mrs. 24/7!
I'm 26 and I still refer to myself as Miss! :) Tho I definately want to be a Mrs when we're married
I'm married and prefer to be Mrs. I would probably want Ms. if I hadn't changed my name, but because I changed my name to my husband's, Mrs. seems right for me.
also a Dr. :)
Or Ms. would not be a problem. I really like cats.
Since I'm probably not changing my last name, Mrs. MyDadsLasName sounds like my mom or grandma to me. But, I might get used to it. I don't think being called Mrs. Hislastname socially would bother me, unless it needed to be corrected for something.
I think it will be nice to be a Mrs. I'm already a Ms. even though I'm not married.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks Ms sounds awful... just think about it.
Miiiiiiiz.
Sounds like a horsefly right?
@2ndtime: Me too. The kids never quite know and I get a variety of Miss/Ms./Mrs. already!
I will be going by Mrs. Hislastname.
I'm married and honestly... I don't notice or care if people call me Ms. or Mrs. Meh. I didn't change my name and I also don't care if they call me by my last name or DH's.
@MissEdamame: I go by Miss now, as a teacher. I always joke that I feel like Ms. implies that a woman is single and doesn't want it to be known. I always assume anyone going by Ms. is unmarried and ashamed hahaha...I will def want to be Mrs.! :)
A third vote for Dr.
Although I usually don't make an issue if addressed as Mrs. or Ms. socially.
I would not be offended by a Ms. once married, but I would prefer Mrs. once married.
Unmarried, will prefer Mrs. I'll be married dammit and I have waited my whole life for that title!! lol
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