Miss, Mrs, Ms or Mx?

[Cherchezlaspice]

Which are you? I’m a Ms, and have been since I was about 8 years old. I didn’t change my title (or my name) when I got married and this caused some consternation amongst some of the older members of my family.

This made me realise that most women I know (married or unmarried) use Ms. I don’t think I’ve come across anyone under the age of about 50 who uses ‘Miss’ or ‘Mrs’. And I’ve never encountered a ‘Mx’. I do have a fairly specific demographic bubble, though.

So, I’m curious, which are you/do you use?

@Cherchezlaspice

You have been a Ms since you were 8 years old.

Can I just take a moment to PMSL at that???

I am married, and am therefore a MRS. If I got divorced I would still be a Mrs, because I would have BEEN married...

I also, don't know a single soul who calls themselves 'Ms.' (Muzzzzz.) and would quite honestly laugh at them behind their back. And I have dipped in and out of professional circles and working/middle/upper class circles during my life. No-one I know would use that word. It's so naff.

As for 'MX.' LOL, come on!

I’m a Mrs, was miss before I got married. My daughters 15 and 31 both use Miss.

WTF is Mx? Mixed up?

Who cares what title anyone uses 😂

I am Ms and didnt change my name when I got married. I'm also in Scotland and work in a school (where there are a variety of Ms/Mrs/Miss) so I don't think it's necessarily regional dependent.

I posted before I read this! That's a bit weird isn't it? Are you totally sure you're as open minded/professionally experienced as you like to think? Just seems quite narrow minded/childish to find it funny or laugh at someone behind their back for what is a perfectly normal title. I mean I teach some primary aged kids who are capable of understanding and not laughing at this...

You’re being weirdly combative on a very chill thread.

Have been Ms since my teens, but will answer to Ms, Mrs or Miss. 37 and married.

I am trying to train myself to respond to Mrs Husbandsname because I accidentally hung up on a tradesperson once after telling them they had a wrong number. I assume it will happen a lot more when DC starts school, even though they have both our surnames.

I am Mrs officially, but I really dislike titles in general and only ever use it if absolutely necessary. I much prefer a simple firstname lastname when signing emails, etc - birth certificates and passports do not use titles (can't remember re driving licence and too lazy to go and check).

Under 50, English/ mixed.
I used Ms for most of my life but recently stopped due to the inevitable eyebrow raises and smirky looks you often get.
Now it varies- sometimes I go by Mrs (I’m not married thank goodness) sometimes Miss.
My dc have my name cos why wouldn’t they, I grew them!

Do the school not send reports addressed to the name you specified? I'd be stopping at the office to let them know their records were wrong.

Sorry, that was supposed to be a reply to @flowerycurtain

I have been Ms ever since starting uni. That’s covered decades of marriage until now (still married). All my colleagues have always been Ms in personal life while not using professional title whether single, married or divorced.

I'm under 50 and only know 2 people who use Ms, they are both over 50 and teachers at DSs school. At work no one uses titles professional with the exfeption of Dr but all my close colleagues use Miss or Mrs. Some of my friends are married but still use Miss -their own surname but never Ms the others use Mrs. I use Mrs.

I have never met anyone who uses Mx.

Am I the only one who has no idea which title most of the women I know go by? Unless you're a teacher, or fill in a lot of forms on behalf of your friends, how do you even know?

I would prefer not to use a title at all, there's nobody I don't mind just calling me by my first name. I really hate it when I get called Mrs <child/husband's surname> at school. That's not my name.

This! I have no idea what title my friends use. Why would I? I just address them by their first names.
I dont even use just one title. Sometimes I am a Ms, sometimes a Mrs, depending on my mood.

I’m a Ms. Just always have been, think it’s a nice catch all and adds a bit of mystery 😉 not sure why it’s so maddening to some people in this thread!

I'm Miss. Age 51. Didn't change my title/ surname when I got married. Separated now. I'm a teacher so used to being called Miss in the classroom.

I'm 55, have never been married and I'm a Miss. It suits me 😊

It's the default setting for all teachers.

I’m Miss. I am unmarried and don’t feel the need to hide or obscure my marital status behind as Ms title. I find the disappearance of the title Miss on forms offensive as if some penpusher in an office is giving me protection from displaying my marital status. If you want to use Ms, great- I want to use Miss and don’t want it disappearing from forms.
there is no need for companies to really collect titles at all anymore- so if you are going to at least let me pick the one I actually want to use!!!

"One of my friends is Miss which amuses me as she is 40+"

Oh ....... I didn't realise that I should have changed it when I hit a certain random age 😮

I use Mrs but occasionally Ms (I am late forties). I've considering changing over but it as I'm not that bothered I decided it was too much hassle.

At work all the women with a PhD use the title Dr (although not required for their jobs), otherwise it is almost completely Mrs and Miss depending on marital status - I've only got one colleague who consistently uses Ms (late thirties, single, highly educated and very engaged).

Mrs. It never really bothered me to think about it. Got married and changed Miss to Mrs.

If 'Ms' were pronounced Mzzzz, then presumably it would be spelled 'Mz'. I've only ever heard it pronounced 'Ms' with a hard 's'.

In a personal capacity I use Ms.
In a professional capacity I use Dr.

I can use the latter all I like tbh, but I just don’t bother.

More aggro than it’s worth.

I am married btw, and still use Ms and always have done.