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PermaGrin
Devoted June 2022

Will i be a Mrs?

PermaGrin, on April 29, 2022 at 10:17 AM Posted in Community Conversations 2 5

Oh my gosh - this sounds so silly but I am going crazy thinking of this.

I kept my ex-husband's last name so my son would have the same last name as his family (i.e me). I split form his dad when he was a baby and his father did not have family nor stay in his life. I have now built my career with this name (all my publications and professional refences) and I will be keeping my current last name for a while at least.

Would we still be a Mr & Mrs ???

Or am I Mr & Ms?

I only freaked out about this when looking at ring boxes Smiley ring Smiley gift

5 Comments

Latest activity by Pirate & 60s Bride, on May 1, 2022 at 9:54 PM
  • J
    Super March 2022
    JA ·
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    So very traditionally, you would be Ms. But more modernly you would be Mrs. It really depends how far back you go into the tradition. But now if you are married, regardless of last name, you take on the Mrs title. so Mr. John Doe and Mrs Jane. Smith.

    You could also decide to take his last name socially if you wanted to, so friends/family would know you as his last name, but legally you would keep yours. I also have friends who have kids with ex's and who changed their child's last name after marriage, but that depends on how involved the father is and how old the child it (if they are old enough to say they do not want to change it)

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  • Taylor
    VIP October 2022
    Taylor ·
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    My mom and my dad split when I was 7. My mom met my stepdad not long after and got married when I was 12. She kept my dads last name because her children were 12 and 8. She still went by Mrs (dads last name) my entire childhood and my sisters childhood. She built a career that way. At some point she socially hyphenated her last name and just a few months ago changed her last name to my stepdads. I’m 27 and my sister 23. It was a big step for her to change her name for my sister because I’m also going to change my name and she’ll be the only one with a name attached to a father and a family we don’t have much connection with. But yes you would still be a Mrs regardless of name
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  • W
    VIP September 2020
    Willow ·
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    At my job, everyone is called "Mr." or "Ms." regardless of marital status. "Ms." is the neutral form. "Miss" denotes an unmarried woman. "Mrs." means married. I haven't heard anyone use "Mrs." in years.


    You would be Mr. His last name and Ms. Your last name, or Mr. and Mrs. His last name if you want to go by that socially. But don't you introduce yourself by just your first and last name? Do you add a Ms. or Mrs.? I've never seen a situation where this came up or was an issue
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  • Paige
    VIP October 2022
    Paige ·
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    Lol this is why I just address everyone as "Ms." until either they correct me or I notice they address themselves as "Mrs."

    You can pretty much do whatever you want to do. I think it would make sense to go by Ms. [your name] or Mrs. [new husband's name] since Mrs. [your name] would technically indicate you're married to your ex.

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  • Pirate & 60s Bride
    Legend March 2017
    Pirate & 60s Bride ·
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    I kept my last name and I have “Mrs” things like a ring dish and bathrobe.
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