Ms, Miss or Mrs?

[Valerie Campbell]

I saw a story about the use of how us women should be addressed. Since the American feminists brought in the use use of Ms, what are you? I was once a Miss and now I'm a Mrs. I've never used Ms and would never think on using it.

[balto]

I saw a story about the use of how us women should be addressed. Since the American feminists brought in the use use of Ms, what are you? I was once a Miss and now I'm a Mrs. I've never used Ms and would never think on using it.

dont you just use the ms after you divorce.

[justine]

I am definately a MRS and very proud. Balto i do believe Ms is for divorced or seperated women.
Unfortunately due to military up bringing i never had the opportunity of being a Miss, i was daughter of a number.

[Angela]

I started out a Miss M, then I was a Mrs C, then a Ms C after I separated from, and later divorced, my first husband as I kept his surname, but was no longer his wife.

Then a Mrs S when I remarried, and I'm still a Mrs S tho' I'm a widow now....with my third different surname.

What I really wish I'd done was kept my maiden name, MacLeod, throughout my life, and Ms would have done just fine. I am the same person, after all!

[anneoctober]

Have to confess I use Ms, when I'm unsure of a lady's marital status

[justine]

Have to confess I use Ms, when I'm unsure of a lady's marital status

i always look at the ring finger before i address someone by title, if i get it wrong from that i can blame them for false clues.

[Angela]

i always look at the ring finger before i address someone by title, if i get it wrong from that i can blame them for false clues.

lol Justine, you would get my daughter wrong then -she's married and is known as Mrs, but wears no wedding ring.

She has one, obviously, but just hates wearing rings and after struggling with it for quite a while, finally gave up and abandoned it. Her OH, on the other hand, wears his wedding ring with pride!

Tho' I'm widowed I still wear a wedding ring and would feel utterly bare and bereft without it.

Nice to have you back and posting.

[Julia]

I'm a Ms, and always will be, wild horses would not drag me to get married again.

[arana negra]

I was a Miss then a Mrs, when seperated/divorced from first husband I used my own name but no prefix and now I am a Mrs again

[laguna2]

Have to confess I use Ms, when I'm unsure of a lady's marital status

I agree with anneoctober, if writing to someone and I don't know the lady's marital status I would always use Ms.

[golach]

In Perthshire where I spent some of my formative years, a term of endearment was "Wifie" , I think that covers all .
You can have "Young Wifie, "Yon Wifie" and "Owld Wifie"

[Valerie Campbell]

In Perthshire where I spent some of my formative years, a term of endearment was "Wifie" , I think that covers all .
You can have "Young Wifie, "Yon Wifie" and "Owld Wifie"

I like that!! Maybe we should all adopt these instead.

[squidge]

I was a Miss B before i was married then a Mrs W when i was married then a Ms B after I was divorced and returned to my maiden name and now I am a Mrs L as i have remarried.

I dont think its too complicated altho the story about this did say how complicated it can be when applying for insurance or other things in person and on line.

[Thumper]

I was Miss M,then Mrs C then Miss M again-then I was Mrs M and now I am Ms M Havent bothered going back to my own surname this time as it takes ages to fill in forms with all the names I have been known by!Try filing in a disclosure form with all that lot lol.To be honest I dont really like Ms(feel like a teacher) but feel calling myself Miss is a bit silly at my age and with such a "history" of marriage behind me.Oh and no i wont be changing it again...ever! x

[Bobinovich]

In Perthshire where I spent some of my formative years, a term of endearment was "Wifie" , I think that covers all .
You can have "Young Wifie, "Yon Wifie" and "Owld Wifie"

There is, and can only be, one 'Wifie' so for gawds sake PLEASE don't encourage any more of them into this world

[wifie]

There is, and can only be, one 'Wifie' so for gawds sake PLEASE don't encourage any more of them into this world

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[Fluff]

Just a Miss, still waiting to be a Mrs...

Here is a page from Wikipedia on the use of Ms.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ms.

[golach]

There is, and can only be, one 'Wifie' so for gawds sake PLEASE don't encourage any more of them into this world

But Bob, which one is oor 'Wifie' ??

[joxville]

But Bob, which one is oor 'Wifie' ??

The one with the beeg gob!

[Bazeye]

Ms looks ok in print but sounds just plain stupid to me when spoken.