...being called Mrs. DudesFirstName DudesLastName.
I HAVE MY OWN FIRST NAME, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I took his last name only.
A lot of people say that Ms. Manners would allow others to address me in the manner which I do not prefer, however etiquette has been and always will be about respect. I concede that up until very recently Mrs. DudesFirstName DudesLastName was an acceptable method of addressing the wife, but times have changed and there's nothing more disrespectful, in my opinion, than to do away with the wife's first name. And yes, I totally know that Mrs. means "wife of" and that technically the above is correct, but I have never and will never like Mrs., and showing respect means honoring the salutation that people prefer.
Men don't have to declare their marital status using their Mister honorific, why should women?
My preference is Ms. MyFirstName MyLastName, and of course, as of a couple of weeks ago, MyLastName = DudesLastName.
By the way, one of my friends who got married last month got her DJ to announce them as Mr. HisFirstName HisLastName and Ms. HerFirstName HisLastName. A lot of the relatives were confused, but you can bet that my peers and I smiled with glee.
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Ok you posted this one day too late... I dropped off my seating cards yesterday, I apologize in advance. I promise that your first name is there! But possibly the prefix will not be to your liking.
@rachel - darling, as long as my first name is on there, all is well! the prefix is the small part, i am a mrs. after all.
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