AIBU to think that titles are old fashioned and should be scrappped?

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A thread has drawn attention to the fact that Driving Licences include Miss/Ms/Mrs for women, but no Mr for men. Do you think that titles are outdated and should be scrapped?

Personally I like being called Mrs X/Madam as appropriate, is this old fashioned?

Is it wrong that there is no title to denote a single/divorced man?

Do you still use Master for young boys, at what age do they become Mr?

Maybe you don't give a flying **either way, with far more pressing issues to worry about.

How would we know what the threads were about if titles were scrapped?

My choice so don't presume to lecture me on history or language.

Eh? I definitely wasn't "presuming" or "lecturing". Just adding to the discussion like everyone else :) Of course it's your choice - where did I say it wasn't?

History and language are very important. If more women were aware of the history then maybe they wouldn't make this 'choice' which is disempowering for all women not just individuals.

I was hoping this was a thread about getting rid of things like "Lord" and "Lady" and "Duchess" etc., those kind of titles. In which case YANBU it's totally cool to do so, get RID of inherited titles.

Hmm. I think I shall start insisting DH refer to me as his 'husbonde' - after all, that is the feminine form of the Anglo-Saxon word 'husbond', it's a perfectly good, historical word, so why not use it?

Am I the only one who sniggers slightly when people announce they 'are' mistresses? It feels delightfully bodice-rippery.