CherryWry
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hey, lady...
I'm Ms. at work and Mrs. outside of work. I was married, took my first husband's name, then got divorced and reverted to my maiden name (largely because my sister-in-law and I had the same name and were starting to get indications that our credit histories may be getting confused). Not long after I had FINALLY gotten everything switched back to my maiden name at work, I remarried. I took my husband's last name legally, but didn't want the IT folks to hate me, so I stuck with my maiden name at work. Occassionally, a coworker will call me Mrs. L____ and I'll explain that actually, I'm Mrs. W____ or Ms. L____.
I use Sir and Ma'am when dealing with people I don't know. I pay close attention during introductions to find out how people prefer to be addressed and try to go with that as much as possible.
Really, I'm not picky about what people call me as long as I know they mean me. I call my husband Mister and he calls me Lady (in the grocery store: "Hey Lady, do we need soup?") I have a friend who calls me doll and I've always loved that.
I'm Ms. at work and Mrs. outside of work. I was married, took my first husband's name, then got divorced and reverted to my maiden name (largely because my sister-in-law and I had the same name and were starting to get indications that our credit histories may be getting confused). Not long after I had FINALLY gotten everything switched back to my maiden name at work, I remarried. I took my husband's last name legally, but didn't want the IT folks to hate me, so I stuck with my maiden name at work. Occassionally, a coworker will call me Mrs. L____ and I'll explain that actually, I'm Mrs. W____ or Ms. L____.
I use Sir and Ma'am when dealing with people I don't know. I pay close attention during introductions to find out how people prefer to be addressed and try to go with that as much as possible.
Really, I'm not picky about what people call me as long as I know they mean me. I call my husband Mister and he calls me Lady (in the grocery store: "Hey Lady, do we need soup?") I have a friend who calls me doll and I've always loved that.