Addressing Invites

Re: Addressing Invites

• lilacck28 member

  

  February 2015

  my guess would be Ms. 

  
  

  Even if she is still technically Mrs.... try to figure out what she would prefer. If she doesn't associate with her husband, and no longer sees herself as part of a social unit with him, then I doubt she'd want to be called Mrs., but you (or your mom) knows her better. 
  

  
  

  
  

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• CMGragain member

  

  February 2015 edited February 2015

  Either one is fine.  She might have a preference, though.  Technically, she is still Mrs. John Smith, but I doubt she would like that.
  

  

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• LtPowers member

  

  February 2015 edited February 2015

  CMGragain said:

  Either one is fine.  She might have a preference, though.  Technically, she is still Mrs. John Smith, but I doubt she would like that.
  

  I'm not sure she is still Mrs. John Smith, even technically. Socially, a permanent separation such as this ought to be considered equivalent to divorce, wouldn't you think? "Mrs. John Smith" by itself would imply a widow, anyway.

  
  

  The traditional form for a divorced lady is "Mrs. Jane Smith", but many women have other preferences; the only way to be sure is to ask.

  
  

  
  

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• southernbelle0915 mod

  

  February 2015

  LtPowers said:

  CMGragain said:

  Either one is fine.  She might have a preference, though.  Technically, she is still Mrs. John Smith, but I doubt she would like that.
  

  I'm not sure she is still Mrs. John Smith, even technically. Socially, a permanent separation such as this ought to be considered equivalent to divorce, wouldn't you think? "Mrs. John Smith" by itself would imply a widow, anyway.

  
  

  The traditional form for a divorced lady is "Mrs. Jane Smith", but many women have other preferences; the only way to be sure is to ask.

  I can't believe it, but I agree with you here.

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