Miss or Ms if you're not a Mrs?

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I just wondered what non-married women go by once they reach a certain age. I'm early 30s and quite happily go by Miss. But is there a point at which you switch to Ms or is it reserved for divorced women (sorry I'm a bit naïve about this). I'm currently pregnant and keep getting referred to as Mrs which makes me laugh as I have no intention to marry in the foreseeable. I also prefer to be called by my first name and make it known when needed.

Is there a point you switch or do I remain a Miss forever? As stated already I don't actually mind I'm just curious.

I use Ms and I'm married.
If I have a girl and ever have to give a title for her on a form of some kind, I will put Ms. My son has been "Mr" from birth, not Master, so any daughters will be "Ms" and not Miss.

To me introducing myself as miss or mrs would be like saying 'I'm married' or 'I'm not married' as the first thing I say to someone. Super weird when you think about it.

Like starting a job interview with 'let me just tell you I'm in a long-term relationship'.

I’ve always been a Ms, since I was old enough to have an opinion on it and now I am married.

Ms because miss sounds like jane austen and I don't like jane austen.

I would continue to use it even if married as I don't think other people need to know about my life in a way that they don't find out about a man.

@alexdgr8 I can't answer you unfortunately. But it is probably because I've never given it much thought. In my previous occupation clients would tell me their title and I accepted it without question. In my current role I refer to women as madam (which I hate but is the done thing!).

Mum changed to Ms post divorce and when dad remarried. So that's my limited experience. I've not really considered my own title until now as it amuses me that I'm often called Mrs at the hospital and I'm not.

I was quite happily miss until I hit 40 when someone at work relabelled all the rooms and I suddenly became Ms

I was mildly annoyed and then realised that actually I didn't care as I always encourage people to use my first name anyway

Both Miss and Mrs give people information that I believe they have no right to have

It is unfortunate to me that so many women still want the 'status' that they think being a Miss or Mrs confers.

Unfortunate because it has meant to many people that Ms stands for divorced - whilst men happily go on being Mr from young to old, married, divorced or single.

I really want to change to Mx to further hide whether I am male or female - I am more than happy being female but it isn't anyone's business but mine and certainly not some company that wants to target me with adverts.

Unfortunately again, there is no incentive for men to change to Mx and, I suspect, the majority of people choosing to use it will be others with a similar view to mine, and people that identify as a 'different' gender to the sex they were born with.

I've been Ms since my early 20s. I don't see why I should have to declare my marital status as men don't.

Idiots have asked if I'm a lesbian or why I'm not proud of being married. I'm not entirely sure that finding someone to marry is an achievement to be proud of like my degree or career.
It's all very odd.

I'm Ms. Always have been, always will be. Men don't change their prefix when they marry so why should I?

Oh - and I don't know how the hell I am supposed to pronounce Mx without swallowing my tongue

I’ve always been ms. The mumsnet thing that somehow it means divorced is so weird.

As for ms having no vowels. What about mr though? It has no vowels

Ms. Miss is for little girls.

I was Ms Sn0tnose before I married and I’m still Ms Sn0tnose.

I've always been Ms.

I'm in my early twenties and go by Ms. Planning to retain it as my title along with my own surname if I ever get married

I've been Ms since adulthood and kept it on marriage (even though I changed my name 😱)

Always have been and will be Ms. Why a woman's marital status has anything to do with her title is beyond me.

I changed to Ms when I married but kept my own surname. Divorced now and still Ms. Due to marry again and I will still be Ms with my own surname.

Always been a Ms here too.

Rather neither, and tick any random option!

Ms just means a woman.

Ms from the age of 18 until I started using Dr.

I'm married and I use Ms. I hate Miss and Mrs.

Miss - it's not just for "little girls", it's also a valid choice for a grown woman Except at work, where I'm "Professor" (Actually, I have always preferred to be addressed by my first name - though there's always new first year students who persist in referring to me as "Mrs Surname" - or just "Mrs"' what do they teach them at school these days?! )

As for ms having no vowels. What about mr though? It has no vowels

Neither does Mrs when it's written, but obviously, I meant in pronunciation rather than in spelling. Ms sounds like a noise, not a word. Unlike 'mister' or 'missis'.