What do you understand from Ms. vs. Mrs.?? (Society's understood nuances thereof)

[bubble.tea]

This came up the other day.

I was curious to see what the predominant opinions are.

When and Why would a lady use one or the other.

I'm more interested to know why a married woman would want to use Ms.

I won't spill too much as to bias the responses or steer it in any direction so I'll zip it, till we have some need for a stir.

• Mrs. (Married)
• Miss. (Single)
• Ms. (Used when you are not sure of the status of the woman by others. When the woman herself uses this...is what we are discussing. Professional implications? Prefer to keep marital status private? Why do ladies use this one?

[ullyeus]

This came up the other day.

I was curious to see what the predominant opinions are.

When and Why would a lady use one or the other.

I'm more interested to know why a married woman would want to use Ms.

I won't spill too much as to bias the responses or steer it in any direction so I'll zip it, till we have some need for a stir.

Generally Mrs is married...Miss is not...least that's how I've always understood it.

As to why a person would choose one over the other? Perhaps the women thinks that "Mrs." holds an 'older' tone to it.

[3weddings]

I go by my maiden name and use Ms. professionally.

[bokep]

AFAIK:

Mrs. is for someone you know is married

Ms. is for someone you've just met (and unsure about their marital status) or someone single or in a professional setting

[danfromwaterloo]

This came up the other day.

I was curious to see what the predominant opinions are.

When and Why would a lady use one or the other.

I'm more interested to know why a married woman would want to use Ms.

I won't spill too much as to bias the responses or steer it in any direction so I'll zip it, till we have some need for a stir.

Miss (Ms.) - unmarried

Missus (Mrs.) - married.

/thread.

[Dash]

Mrs. - red light
Ms. - green light

[Magoo]

Men have the fortunate use of "Mr." either married or single.

Women have traditionally had to use Ms. or Mrs. depending on maritul status however like the above post suggests... using Ms. on a professional level is probably the better way to go regardless if you are married or not.

and secondarily, yes.... depending on what you use men will regard it as a green light or red light.

[GateGuardian]

Miss (Ms.) - unmarried

Missus (Mrs.) - married.

/thread.

huh?

Miss and Ms are not the same.

Ms is when you're not sure if she's married or not.

[Dash]

Mrs. - yellow light
Ms. - green light

corrected....

[EmperorOfCanada]

huh?

Miss and Ms are not the same.

Ms is when you're not sure if she's married or not.

That was my understanding as well.

[Stock R]

huh?

Miss and Ms are not the same.

Ms is when you're not sure if she's married or not.

+1.

I'm not sure why people think that "Ms." is the short form of "Miss". They are completely different!

[jcon]

I go by my maiden name and use Ms. professionally.

My wife does as well.


'Ms.' is the professional way to address a woman, even if you know that she is married. Unless she corrects you to 'Mrs.'

[jcon]

Miss (Ms.) - unmarried

Missus (Mrs.) - married.

/thread.

Miss - miss*

Ms - mizz*

Mrs - missus*

*Approximate pronunciation.

[CSAgent]

Mrs. - red light
Ms. - green light

For me, its:

Mrs. - no commitment required, GREEN light.
Ms. - Yellow light.

[Troi]

Since men don't have to announce their marital status to the world, it seems only fair that women should have the same privilege. I find the use of "Miss & Mrs" offensive - imho there should be only Ms., unless, of course, men have to declare their marital status as well. How about that, guys?....would you enjoy having to announce yourself to the world as married (or divorced, but then, perhaps there should be a -Mrs. designation as well? Men could then use M[arried]Mr. or -[not anymore!]MMr.)