If the married couple is older – as in in their 70s or older – and you know for sure they are traditional, I would go ahead and address the envelope as “Mr. Many women were very uncomfortable with being addressed by their husband’s first and last name. I posed the question to the World Wide Web and I saw many iterations, much disagreement and some heated comments. Do women still want to be addressed as “Mrs.” or is “Ms.” just fine, thank you very much? Brad Jones”?Īnd that begs another question.
Jane and Brad Jones”? “Jane and Brad Jones”? “The Jones”? “Mrs. But how do you address a married couple that has the same last name? “Mrs. That seems perfectly modern and appropriate because each has their own identity. When a married couple does not share the same last name the proper way to address an envelope is “Ms.
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I have been grappling with how to approach this. The tradition of addressing women by their husband’s name seems very old fashioned and sexist. Much has changed since Emily Post wrote her bestselling book “ Etiquette” in 1922. My sister meant no offense and was simply following envelope addressing protocol. She stated she has her own identity separate from my dad. However, my step-mother was not pleased with being called “Mrs. That is the proper way to address an envelope to a married couple. A few years ago, my sister addressed an envelope to my dad and step-mom as “Mr.
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