You are Ms.Taken

[Sheldonrs]

I got a call from a woman on our mailing list. She received some of our free mailing labels.
She was pissed because the labels listed her as Ms. instead of Mrs. She insists her sister-in-law told her that Ms. means divorced.
I remember when Ms. was first coming into popular use and all it meant was the woman didn't want her marital status known, either Miss or Mrs.
But this lady would not believe me and wanted it corrected IMMEDIATELY! because she has been married for 50 years.
I transferred her to the correct dept. Then I looked up the history of Ms. and I am right.
I'd be willing to bet her husband wishes she was a Miss again.

[blas]

I was told by a teacher in high school that "Ms." was the new way of declaring yourself as an independent woman. I prefer "Miss" myself, because I'm a young lady....oh, hell, you can call me Miss until the day I die and I'd be happy.....

Wow..what a thing to get riled up over.

Every once in a while in the mail, I get stuff that calls me Mrs. Blas Blasenheimer.

Ok, that's just gross. I did not marry someone in my family.

But do I get upset over it? No. I just laugh at other people's stupidity and I also laugh at the fact that not everyone can always be right 100% of the time.

[malmalthekiller]

You're absolutely correct; "Miss" and "Ms." are pronounced completely differently, "Miss", and "Mizzz", but she's obviously older and doesn't realize the difference

[Bramblerose]

I use Ms all the time, as I never use my husband's name. Ms is teh honorific one uses when marital status doesn't matter.

[katie kaboom]

I use Ms just because i don't like the way Miss sounds. It irks me.

[Amina516]

And i use Ms. b/c I hate the way Mrs. sounds...

LOL

[taxguykarl]

What's her complaint? That she didn't get her money's worth of a free goodie?

[Calud]

I'm dizzy now. She was upset about what?

[HorrorFrogPrincess]

I'm dizzy now. She was upset about what?

She thinks they were accusing her of being divorced.

I'm rather fond of Miss. All three versions (Mrs, Ms, and Miss) evolved from the word Mistress (BEFORE it meant something kinky). I'll probably keep using Miss even after I'm married, since I plan to keep my own name anyway.

[Sliceanddice]

people dont call me Miss dicey........ except for my captive scotsmen,,,,,
they find out my name and i become slicey....
Because Dicey is hard to pronounce.......

[wagegoth]

I use Ms all the time, as I never use my husband's name. Ms is teh honorific one uses when marital status doesn't matter.

I didn't change my name when I got married and I've used Ms. since I was a teenager. What I find funny is when cashiers say, "Thank you, Mrs. Wagegoth," since it's not my husband's last name. I just say, "You're welcome."

[PuckishOne]

As a divorced chick, I use and get called "Miss" or "Ms" interchangeably, and neither bothers me as much as those drive by "ma'am"-ings I get from time to time (damned grey hairs!!!). This is probably just a generational thing with a side order of uptight on the woman's part. Next time they should print the labels with her name and the salutation "Mr," see what she's got to say to that!!

[Bliss]

I preffer to go by UB, Utter Bastard, thank you very much.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

As a divorced chick, I use and get called "Miss" or "Ms" interchangeably, and neither bothers me as much as those drive by "ma'am"-ings I get from time to time (damned grey hairs!!!). This is probably just a generational thing with a side order of uptight on the woman's part. Next time they should print the labels with her name and the salutation "Mr," see what she's got to say to that!!

I get either one and I really don't care which one is used - as long as it ain't Mr.

Try having a first name that is more of a unisex name but due to the spelling is more masculine. I would get letters from the Selective Service addressing me as Mr. DGoddess . . .

Thinking back on it, maybe I should have sent them a copy of my birth certificate and a nude picture of myself . . . that would have gotten the message across that I was 1) female and 2) not interested in the military.

[nhollywood]

As a divorced chick, I use and get called "Miss" or "Ms" interchangeably, and neither bothers me as much as those drive by "ma'am"-ings I get from time to time (damned grey hairs!!!). This is probably just a generational thing with a side order of uptight on the woman's part. Next time they should print the labels with her name and the salutation "Mr," see what she's got to say to that!!

I have to admit that I use the "Ma'am" reference sometimes but it is only used as a form of respect. I was raised to show respect and am sometimes hurt by the offence that some women have when I try to show them respect.
Why do people instantly assume the worst when you try to treat them the best?