If you wrote the Christmas cards, did you put your DH/DP's name first?

[HelenUrth]

Looking through the cards we received this year, I know most of them were written by the wife/female partner, yet in most cases they've put the husband/partner's name first.

I've always written the majority of cards in our house, and put my name first having agreed with DH that he puts his name first if he writes the card.

What do you do, and why?

I do the same as you HelenUrth - but then I probably would from my username 😄.

I put my name first. It's also my name first on our joint accounts.

I'm single now but I used to put my name first if the cards were for people we knew primarily through me but H's name first on cards for people that we knew through him. I did all the cards as he couldn't be arsed.

I think it's tradition/considered correct by some that the man's name goes first. If I'm writing it to someone who was originally my friend I put my name first, if the person was originally his friend I put his name first.

My name first on all but one. The one was to his side of family/friend, all the others to my friends or family plus I was writing them.

Same here, if I write them, my name goes first. I also write female name first if I'm sending to a couple, or to the friend I know best in same sex couples.

I do.it in order of age from oldest to youngest so my name is first 😃

Depends on the relationship we have with the receiver. So if it's DH's family/ friends his name goes first, if it's my family/ friends then my name goes first. If it's mutual friends then still my name first as I am writing them.
DH on the other hand when he signs the odd card always puts DS's name first as it gives him a chuckle, and he hopes it would do the same to the receiver (usually his sister/ mum).

I always put mine first and would assume that he’d put his name first if he was writing them.

Same as Harriet. Depends how we know them.

My name first on family cards, his name first on his side of the family's cards (yes, I do these). My name first to all our (mostly joint) friends as I'm writing them. Used to put his name first on his work cards but have stopped doing those now. So it all depends on who the card is to.

I do the same as you and have to admit I am always a bit when I get xmas cards from my female friend who always signs them with her DH's name first.

My name first on cards for my side of the family and his first for his side.

I put my name first when I do cards, which I do for my friends and my family. My OH does cards for his family, and signs with his name first.

When I write cards I put my name first. I only write cards to a few cards though, and DH writes the cards to his family.

I put my name first if its for my family and dhs first for his.

I forgot to say that DH writes cards for his friends and family (and puts his name first in those).

Firstly DH would do cards for his friends and family and I have no idea what order he puts our names in, but would assume his, mine, then DC.

The cards I do for my friends and family I put me, DH then DC.

So yes, as with many PPs, the name of the most connected person first

Mine as I’m writing them. Anyone wanting their name first can feel free to write them instead 😊

To me I think it’s odd not to put your name first if you’re writing them, it feels like you’re pretending the other person has written them...so it doesn’t matter to me who I’m sending them to.

If for some weird reason I was writing a card to his friends, I'd put him first. When I write to my friends I put me first, then him, then DS. We have no mutual friends.

I wrote a birthday card to one of his friends today and put him first then me, then our various kids in age order, regardless of whose they are!

For cards to my friends and family it’s either just me and my DCs or if they know him too then it goes me, him, ‘& the gang’ if I can’t be arsed to write all the kids’ names!

My name first...I fucking wrote the bloody things. #mefirst

I was taught as a child to write my name last.

Those who sent cards to my grandparents with the writer's name first were declared rude. I'd never considered it from any other viewpoint.

Same as you OP.

My name first on all except the one to his parents on which I also forged his signature so they would think he had taken the trouble of writing it himself.