What should married women call themselves? Mrs or Ms? Should they take their husband's surname or retain their own? And should they even call themselves 'wife' or is 'partner' a more preferable term in the post-sexist era?
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What should married women call themselves? Mrs or Ms? Should they take their husband's surname or retain their own? And should they even call themselves 'wife' or is 'partner' a more preferable term in the post-sexist era?
But some married women prefer partner. Hillary Clinton likes the word partner. A lot. She only use wife or marriage when absolutely necessary.
I've gotton the impression from pc programming on the BBC that partner had become the pc term in the UK. To avoid offending unmarried couples?:icon_ask: Or because some feminists find the term "wife" sexist?
I married because I wanted a wife, and to be a husband. That said, my wife can use Mrs. Ms. or even her maiden name for all I care. The only part I care about is that I can call her my wife.
Wife and husband represent exclusivity. Partner, not so much.
Btw, the feminists can go to hell or become lesbians. There are enough good women out there who would love to have husbands. :)
When women marry they should take their husband's surname and use "Mrs." in front of it. It is tradition and it shows that the woman is proud to take her husband's name. My mother never adopted my father's surname and always called herself "Ms. -maidenname-". Not only did it confuse other people, it confused me. When I was young I thought she was ashamed to be married to my father. I look forward to the day when I can call myself someone's wife.
But maybe I'm outdated. :rolleyes2:
I like being called Wife, and calling him my husband. We have never said partner. I also like being Mrs. Lyfing. I wouldn't care for being Ms. - I was a Ms. before I got married but not now. I also like having his last name. It is better than mine was anyhow :D
In Latin tradition women come to the family of the men and takes his name, and build their own branch of the family. And their children "recevaive" their nationality from their paternal line, not maternal as among Jews (this is ridiculous). Thats how it should be.
I don't belief in any sexist or post-sexist era. Family is husband and his wife, wife and her husband, men and women. Nothing else.