Miss, Mrs, Ms or Mx?

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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?

Mrs. don’t know any married “Ms”when I think about it. 58.
out daughter, 27 has become Mrs.

Dr

I'm a Ms because I wanted to keep my surname after getting married and thought MrsBoating sounds like I'm married to someone else.

I use Dr or Mrs, depending on context.

You don't know anyone under the age of 50 who use Mrs or Miss? 🤨 I don't know anyone who doesn't use these!

I'm generally a Ms. I'm 37 and married. Very occasionally I use Mrs if I'm feeling old fashioned. 😂

I am unmarried. Now in my 50s. Always have put Ms as I resented the preconceived notions of being a Miss or Mrs. Through work I have to complete some online documentation for people. It has info that is mandatory to be entered, one of which is Mr Mrs Ms etc. Men of course are Mr if they're married divorced single or whatever, so for all the females i put in Ms regardless. This information has no bearing on outcomes but in my head it is my little shot for equality. I have always maintained if I got married I would never change my name nor Ms to Mrs.

I’m Ms - have been for as long as I can remember (from at least 10) and I’m over 50 - stayed Ms when I got married and kept my own name - it really never occurred to me to take my DHs surname.

I’m mid 40s, married, kept my own surname (and DDs have my surname), have used Ms since late teens.

I hate it when someone is filling in your details and they say “Miss or Mrs?” and I then have to say “Ms” - why not give it as an option (or let’s just remove titles from the system!).

My mum used to say that Ms is for divorcees, but as someone else pointed out that’s nothing to be ashamed of (and even my mum was a divorcee when she said it, slightly sneeringly!).

Mid-30's. I use Mrs, and every woman I know is either Miss or Mrs and one Dr (but she did use Mrs until she got her phd). Every married woman I know has taken their husband's name too.

All of this was my choice, it doesn't mean my husband 'owns' me, it doesn't subjugate me, but it does show us as a family and I like that.

I'm 50 and am Mrs. I don't know anyone who uses Ms or Mx. How do you even say Mx anyway? Like Mix or Mux?

It's a choice. No one forces us to choose which to use.
Everytime this comes up the thread is full of the....how dare they force us to announce marital status... comments, but no one is forced to do anything.
I'm 51, I'm a Mrs, that's my choice. All my friends with adult married daughters, so say early 30s,are all Mrs his name. I'm a teacher and friends on fb with lots of ex pupils again early 30s, again all Mrs his name. My uni friends up and down the country are majority Mrs hisname. But come on MN and it's almost a sin to be Mrs Hisname.
The title is simply asking you how you would like to be called in correspondence. Nothing else. It's not something to be offended by, because it's your choice.

I'm mid-thirties and unmarried and I am Miss. If and when I get married, I will be Mrs his name. I have no particular attachment to my surname, it was my father's name and I have no particular attachment to him.

Like a previous poster, I don't know anyone socially who goes by Ms nor anyone who has kept their surname upon marriage. I have seen Mx on forms but have never met anyone who uses it and don't know how it would be pronounced.

I’m a Ms, have been since I decided that’s what I wanted to be. Never married.
I’m 40, in the NE Scotland and have met others!

I am very much under 50 and was a Miss until I married and now I am a Mrs.

I'm sure Asos used to only have Ms as an option (maybe still do) and that used to irritate me.

I use Ms because I'm unmarried but I'm an adult - Miss sounds like a little girl.

Mx, lol.

I am an academic and work at a university so I have a PhD and I use Dr for everything - all my bank cards etc. It’s amusing how often people expect me to be a man!

Also under 50 and have used Miss since I was a child. I just didn’t like how Ms sounded.
Married but didn’t change my name.

Mrs as I wanted the same name as DC and DH. Only older single or divorced people tend to use Ms round here.

I generally use Mrs and I'm early 30s.

I'm 40 and have never married. I'm Miss and really dislike Ms!

I know a medical doctor who is Dr. Smith in a professional capacity and Mrs. Jones in a personal one.

She qualified prior to her marriage so her Dr. name is her maiden one, but she also wanted to take her husbands name and have the same name as their children. So that's what she does.

(All names changed)

Oh, and her DH is a consultant. Which in the UK means he switched back from Dr. Jones to Mr. Jones once he became one.

Miss
I don’t care at all if some judges me for not being married. I’m fine with it

I’ve always been Ms - like the OP never changed my name. I can’t believe that people still trot out the old - it means you’re divorced line! It’s 2022. Personally I’d get rid of titles and just use first name surname. I’m a teacher so inevitably end up being Miiiisss.