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'm another married Ms and as a teacher it actually matters because I use the title on a daily basis! I do sometimes have to explain it to the students which I happily do (quickly) and i know that some don't agree and I don't really give a rat's but certainly don't enter into lengthy discussions about it. I just never understood why women have to be defined by their marital status when men don't so I chose the option where I didn't either. I also didn't change my name when I married but that was because it was just too much faff and cash to have change mortgage details, bank accounts, ID cards, my passport etc etc and I absolutely don't regret it at all - it's an unusual name and I love it. It was no feminist stance though because my maiden name is the name of my dad at the end of the day! However, the country I live is one where as a wife you are expected to add 'ova' to the end of your husband's name (meaning of, as in belonging to, so that was a feminist stance on my part) and it meant that even if I'd gone to all the huge fuss of changing it we still wouldn't have the same name so sod that!!! However, if I had changed my name I'd still have stayed a Ms. I think that, like so much in life, you've just got to do what makes you happy and I know loads of people who love beings Mrs and that's one more thing I don't have time to give a rat's about - you do you works pretty well on this issue!!!

Ms since my late teens. My marital status is nobody else’s business. I live in a German speaking country and all adult women are Frau here.

Ms is very easy to pronounce. It sounds like Mizz.

I started using it when I got married. I was happy being a 'miss' before that but I was only 24. I think I'd have switched to 'Ms' in my late twenties if I hadn't already had a reason to make the change- miss somehow seems to be something for younger girls to use.

My marital status isn't anyone else's business unless I choose to disclose it- I object to the societal thing of 'Mrs' somehow being a grown up thing to aspire to when it also implies that you are now owned and kept by your husband.

I've been Ms since my teens. There is no reason why my title needs to indicate my marital status.

Why can only women remain anonymous as to whether they are married and not men? What if there was only mrs or miss as a choice like Mr?

I'm nearly 40 and never married and will always be Miss, unless by some miracle u et married I absolutely hate the term Ms, who gives a shit if someone knows if you are married or not?

Ms is for adult women. Miss is for children. It’s the same as master/mr for boys/men.

Mrs is an invention to signify the marital status of a woman - there is no male equivalent (surprise surprise - men are not classified by their marital status).

All adult women should use Ms.

I disagree. All girls and women should use Ms.
Boys don't use master, do they?! It's just Mr for them.

Females should not have to indicate their age or their marital status with their title.

The nhs use master for boys

I presume some other organisations do too

I have used Ms since I was 12 years old.

I've always been Ms.

I am Ms. I am married. Own name

Teen dd is also Ms. Also Myname.

My fil did ask if this was lawful. I know.

I went back to Miss when I got divorced. Considered Ms but it didn't feel right to me. Disagree that it's a title for children.

I went back to Miss when I got divorced. Considered Ms but it didn't feel right to me. Disagree that it's a title for children.

I was just about to type the same thing. I much prefer Miss to Ms.

I'm a Ms and have been since my teens. Not married but would still use it even if I was. It does annoy me if people address things to me as Miss. The default for women should be neutral and not indicative of marital status. To be honest I'd prefer no titles at all-it seems so old fashioned.

I'm married but am Ms.

I like being Mrs.

beethebee

"Miss is for little girls.

To me it seems quite twee and/or coy used for a grown woman.

Ms all the way. Or Duchess."

I'm not a little girl, I'm 46 and my title is Miss. Because I'm not married.

Why don't men have different titles for married/not married Bluesheep8 ?

@SuperMeerkat
I like being Mrs

why?

Ugh I hate it when women say "I love being Mrs [hisname]"

There is no equivalent for a man!!

It really doesn’t matter. I’m married but still receive some bills that say Miss and can’t be bothered to change them. My bank and driving licence etc say Dr. Sometimes I feel a bit snobby using Dr so I use Ms, or if I’m in the mood I occasionally use Mrs. Nobody cares either way.

I’m In France Madame suits me just fine.
In the UK, I just leave everything as Miss, but if given the choice, eg booking plane tickets, I use Ms.

I’ve been ms since I was 16, through two marriages and a divorce. Men don’t change their title so why should I?

I have been Ms since I was 17 years old and took a moment to think about whether I wanted to wrap my name about my availability.