Another Christmas Card one.

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Now I don't mind receiving a card address to Mr and Mrs (dp inital) on envelope. That is correct etiquette imo.
What really bugs me is when a card is given to me by a friend or neighbour who knows me better than dh and it is addressed to and from dh's name 1st.
Ori s this correct etiquette too. If I write a card I always sign my name 1st and if I know the female part of couple more I address it to her 1st.

Do you seriously care ???

Oh good GRIEF!! Do people REALLY have this much card angst in RL or is it just on MN?

I have NEVER heard so much codswallop about bloody cards before in my life!

Do people not just get cards, open them and think "Oh how nice, a card from X?"

Perhaps you (as a couple) have names that sound better if said/written with your husbands name first?

I usually sign my name first if I'm writing cards, because it's mine .

I don't really worry about the order of other peoples names, or the order in which they write our names.

I'm always very impressed if they get all of our childrens names right though!

It's just tradition- man's name first. Not here though, mine always goes first no matter who it's to if I've written it.

What ??????????

Sometimes it just sounds better.

My name usually goes first

If it's to my OH's family or friends I put his name first.
If it's to my family or friends I put my name first.
If it's to our DC then I put my name first as I'm the one normally writing it.
The way other people put it doesn't really bother me although I have to laugh about whether people are brave enough to name all 5 of our DC ( one has an unusual spelling) or whether they just put 'and family'.

Ooh etiquette. Most important to get these things right, well done OP. And I would help you, I truly would, totally, if only I could remember the right answer.

in this house it's a vague scribble that could be from anyone so no one at all could be offended. Unless they're offended by vague scribbles. And given by the discussion about this they're probably out there.

You need to get some friends and relations from 2011 rather than 1946. That ought to do it.

Same as disco daisy, although I wouldn't worry too much about stuff addressed to us

In the broad stream of things- does it really matter how the card is addressed, its the sentiment attached thats important- think yourself lucky you even got a card, if this is how you view your friends!!

I thought the correct etiquette when using first names is female name first, followed by male name.

Could not really care less about cards but I am very strict when it comes to order of service in a restaurant

I'm not sure there is any etiquitte to be honest. My nan came from a posh lot (thou you'd never know it from my mum!) and how everyone was addressed was different by couple by couple. And my god where they sticklers to stuff at times.