When to use: Miss, Ms, Mrs???

That's hilarious because I was actually told the same thing growing up. Actually had a conversation with the FH and he cleared it up for me.

Once I get married I do not plan on changing my name, but I will go socially as Mrs. FHLastName. But overall i used Miss for young un married women, Ms. For older women who are unmarried or I dont know their "status" and Mrs. For married women and who wanted fo be called a Mrs.

Actually I flexible. Ms or Mrs is fine. I'm in my mid 40s so no to Miss for me unless it's Missy! Lol.

I always thought mrs was only for those whose last name was the same as their husbands, ms for everyone until I am corrected and miss only for people under 18. Luckily I get to use Dr so I will avoid all of that although I generally won't correct people if they call me ms.

I would differentiate social from business situations. Where I work, all women are addressed as Ms. It is no one's business if anyone is married. Social, it is up to them.

As a teacher, I get called Miss, Ms, and Mrs regardless of what the correct title is.

I, personally, don't care what I'm called. I prefer Miss to Ms, because I hate pronouncing Ms due to the sharp z sound (I'm weird). Also, Ms makes me feel old, haha, and I'm 23. It is used on all the forms from my school though, and other teachers either call me Miss or Ms.

Use Ms to be safe, and Mrs if you know they're married.

Historically, Miss and Mrs are the only two correct titles. Ms. was created by feminists about 50 years ago. I prefer Miss for unmarried women and Mrs for married women.

I think it’s ridiculous to get your panties in a twist over which title people use.

ETA: I’ve never met anyone who pronounces Miss and Ms differently. They’re both pronounced like “miss”. Most people I know don’t even pronounce Mrs differently than Miss either.

Ms. B- Mrs L -- socially, 50 years ago, Mrs. was also used for divorced women, and even now some do. Mrs. is also use by widows.

A long time if Jane Smith married John Jones, and got divorced, she became Mrs. Smith Jones, as opposed to Mrs. John Jones.

A lot of us use Miss LastName as teachers. Maybe it's a southern thing?

But Ms. B -> Mrs. L and historically Mrs at one point had nothing to do with being married vs unmarried it was the equivalent of Mr. but as you know language evolves... Ms. has been around over 100 years.

I learned as a kid that "Miss" is only used for under 13 (in Judaism, you become an "adult" at 13), then you become Ms.

As a teacher, I'm Ms. MaidenName, but I have a colleague the same age as me who goes by Miss Smith, so I suppose it's a matter of preference.

Now, if I change my name, I'll be Mrs. NewName, but if I keep my current name, I would NOT (!!) become Mrs. MaidenName --that makes it look like I married my dad!

I have always been under the impression that Ms was a feminist movement title to not differentiate between unmarried and married women, just as Mr does not. I also think keeping your maiden name is a feminist move as well and therefore would address women who do this as Ms.

That's a good point Wed18

I've been Ms since I was old enough to sign my own designation. Personally I would never refer to anyone over 16 as Miss unless asked to. Same with Mrs, even if I know they're married. Mainly because so many people I know don't change their maiden names.

Fun question: how long do you refer to boys as Master before you call them Mister?