If you’re married but didn’t change your name what title do you have?

[Owlbabie5]

Miss, Ms or Mrs?

I flip it between Mrs, miss and ms. I don't use a set one, loads of places where I was registered before marriage (dentist, bank, gp etc) have me down as Miss and I've never altered it. Some new places I registered shortly after marriage I ticked Mrs. But now a few years on when filling in new forms I'll tick whichever box tickles my fancy.

Although reading through all the previous replies maybe my life would be simpler if I did a PhD.

I would say Miss for unmarried, Mrs for married and Ms for either married or unmarried. I agree with the above poster, the only people I know who use it are divorced and it sounds a bit wanky

I've always been Ms, didn't change my name or my title upon marriage. Very simple from my POV.

I don't understand how so many people can have such a problem with the pronunciation of Ms, but be perfectly OK with Mrs

Ms before marriage and Ms now. As part of my work I have regular DBS checks. When you fill in the form on line, if you use ‘Ms’ as a title, the system ‘assumes’ you’re a divorcee and insists you provide your previous surname. First time it happened I was suitably confused and rang them up only to have a very weary-sounding lady sigh and ask ‘do you use the title Ms.’

Ms.

I just prefer using a title that doesn’t denote whether I’m married or not.

It's true, both Ms and Mr are weird abbreviations. So is Mrs. 'Miss' is the only one that actually sounds like a word!

Ms. It amazes me that in 2019 people are still such arses about it.

Dr sometimes, otherwise Ms.

I've been Ms for as long as I've been aware of the possibility.

I didn't change my name because I didn't give up my identity or ethnic heritage when I got married.

Her Most Serene Highness Margot etc etc

When I was a child I was a Miss. When I became an adult I became a Ms.
My name (first, middle and surname) is the one I was given at birth.
My being married hasn't changed any of that.

I’ve been Ms since I was 6 or 7 years old and first learned about it. I will stay Ms until I die, unless I ever get around to finishing my PhD.

Why does society dictate that anyone is identified by a title. Nowadays it serves no purpose. What exactly is the function them.

I avoid stating a title as much as humanly possible.

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Same as newtlover. It’s so simple.

Ms before marriage, Ms when married and still Ms now I'm divorced.

Ms. No change.

I have never met a woman who started using Ms on divorce. ?? I always thought that was made up by anti-feminists to maintain the miss/mrs status quo.

Ms. I didn't take my husband's name, but I would use Ms even if I had. Why should my title indicate marital status when his doesn't?

I'm in the US though, where Ms is the default, especially in professional settings.

Ms. To be honest, I was using Ms before I got married, so there was no change when I did get married

Me too. I've been a Ms since I was 17 and am 48 now.

I always write to/address another woman as Ms Lastname until I know they prefer something else.

I have never met a woman who started using Ms on divorce. ?? I always thought that was made up by anti-feminists to maintain the miss/mrs status quo.

I believe there was a brief period when some women did use 'Ms' to indicate 'my title doesn't matter,' and when they were divorced. Older people often remember this.

Mrs

Ms.

Like loads of other posters have said, I was Ms Earlybed before I got married and I'm still Ms Earlybed.

Lady, only because Coutts won't deliver my bank statements! Seriously.

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