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I have been on the fence about changing mine. What made you choose to go back to your maiden?

Congrats on the divorce!

I just didn't want to be reminded of my ex every time I had to write or say my name.

Have any of them tried to save by adding “…ending. Congrats on the marriage ending”?

Or... Do, because it probably is, and laugh it off if you're wrong.

Me not doing something you would find mildly annoying if I did is not an LPT.

I had this conversation:

Me: (in greeting) "Hey, Ms Dingwall!"

Her: "Actually, it's 'Salton' now."

Me: "Oh, did you get married?"

Her: "Ah...no."

Me: "Oh...you changed it back?"

Her: (nods)

Me: "Sorry!"

Her: (wry smile)"Don't be."

A woman I worked with occasionally from another team changed her last name. A coworker told me she got married so I never thought too much about it. A year or so later she told me it was a divorce. Our 25th wedding anniversary is next year.

It seems super weird this "ms" and "mrs" thing. Do you really address women differently according to their marriage status? Why? That seems extremely sexist thing to do. I though it is long gone relic of the past where married women were treated like men's property.

This thing doesn't exist in my native language, so I'm always baffled why this is still a thing in English.

This has happened to me as well. I changed my name back to my maiden name two years ago and I’m still getting congratulated by work-related acquaintances who I haven’t been in contact with since before then.

Ms is increasingly the standard, regardless of status, in the USA. But the name change is still pretty popular I think. Younger generations are more likely to buck the trend though, I think

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