General Chat

My daughter was at a Hen Party last night.
The girl is getting married to her long-term (female) partner next Saturday.

As my daughter is also going to the wedding, I be able to tell you next week what the couple plan to call themselves afterwards.

Many couples (irrespective of sex) will double barrel their names.

So Miss Jones and Miss Smith, could become the Mrs. Smith-Jones or vice versa which is lovely.

I have some amazing friends who can now marry. Which I think is wonderful.

I and my Paul can now either marry or even have a civil partnership should we wish. The only thing as a co-habiting couple that we cannot do that all others who are in any type of marriage, it that we cannot register each others death as 'partner'. But we have all other angles covered with our wills.

But having married in 1978 and divorced since being with Paul I am of the once bitten twice shy variety. Have been with Paul for over 20 years now and feel more settled with him than I ever did with my ex-husband. We do not need a little bit of paper to make us a couple.

Good luck to all same-sex couples who wish to marry. :-)

My cousins girlfriend took her name and they are not Mrs and Mrs just first names, they have a son and he says he is lucky cos he has two Mums and he knows who his dad is.
When he buys Mother's Day cards he always buys tow the same.

Sandi Toksvig had a civil ceremony 7 years ago with Debbie - they are now Sandi and Debbie Toksvig. No 'mister' or 'missus' involved.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/tabathaleggett/incredibly-touching-moments-from-when-sandi-and-debbie-to

It's a personal thing.

I divorced my husband over 20 years ago, but still have his surname, even though both our children have married and changed surname, (though one flits between married and maiden name) and my own (maiden) surname would have more 'cudos', being quite unusual.

As Sylvia has said , most will chose which name to use or join the two, they will be either Mrs or Ms and men will be Mr as always.

I think the accepted, at the moment anyway, is for both men to be called "husband", and for both women to be called "wife"

Otherwise, it could be considered derogatory to one or the other to use the terms "husband and wife"


As for which name is used ...................... surely it is exactly the same as is now considered the norm for heterosexual couples ......................

a mutual decision by the individual couple.

Though I do notice that many, if not most, continue to use their own names, even though married .................... just as many heterosexual couples keep their own names

that is my personal experience, as well as what I read in the the media.



Do be careful Frederick though,

............... you may be curious, but you do not want to be considered derogatory or -phobic.

Good question. Thought it sounded so strange when on tv, The registrar said" i now pronounce you husband and husband!"
Guess one isn't really aloud to comment or give views about it otherwise one is accused of all sorts!
Florence
in the hebrides

Question.

If Miss Jones and Miss Smith get married what do they call themselves.?

Mrs and Mrs Jones or Mrs and Mrs Smith.

F. :-S :-S