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Originally Posted by 1stSoon2BePhD
Hmmm, so what did she use as a first name? My best friends mom stopped using her first name, moved her middle name to her first name, moved her maiden name to her middle name, and took her husbands last name.
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Like I said above
, this.
But if you asked her, she would say her first name is still "Mary" but that she doesn't use (or rarely uses) it anymore.
You know, on a slightly different tangent, this reminds me of the family plot in the cemetery. Going to back to my great-grandparents, all the footstones for the men/husbands say
FirstName MiddleName Surname.
The footstones for the women/wives all say
FirstName MiddleName MaidenName
Wife of FirstName MiddleName Surname
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Originally Posted by thetygerlily
I still pause a little when I hear "Mrs. MarriedName"... the Mrs. just seems weird. I mean, I know I'm married, I know that comes with the territory- but it seems so formal. I much prefer Ms. MarriedName or hey, we're in the 21st century, just call me Lily. No prefix required.
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Maybe it's my age or maybe it's my background, but I don't like to be called "Mystic" by people I don't really know. It irks me no end for a random salesperson or someone similar to call me by my first name -- to me it smacks of trying to suggest a familiarity where there is none.
Yep, I've been known to have a salesperson say "HI, I'm Gregg, what's your name?", only to answer "Mr. Cat."
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