And sometimes, Miss Manners gets it
Jan. 22nd, 2003 11:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
heidiFrom today's column:
In March, two acquaintances will be getting married.
They have been my friends since high school and I wish to be respectful, but I have never had to respond to the niceties of a same-sex marriage before this and I find myself rather confused.
I had sent them individual greeting cards for the holiday season, one to "Mr. Smith" and one to "Mr. Jones."
Should I continue to send cards individually?
Or should I send one card to Mr. & Mr. Smith-Jones?
Or is there some other option that just isn't coming to mind?
And here's what she suggests using as the address:
"Mr. Smith/Mr. Jones" -- the appropriate solution for all couples who have different surnames but live at the same address.
Emphasis mine. Punctuation hers.
In March, two acquaintances will be getting married.
They have been my friends since high school and I wish to be respectful, but I have never had to respond to the niceties of a same-sex marriage before this and I find myself rather confused.
I had sent them individual greeting cards for the holiday season, one to "Mr. Smith" and one to "Mr. Jones."
Should I continue to send cards individually?
Or should I send one card to Mr. & Mr. Smith-Jones?
Or is there some other option that just isn't coming to mind?
And here's what she suggests using as the address:
"Mr. Smith/Mr. Jones" -- the appropriate solution for all couples who have different surnames but live at the same address.
Emphasis mine. Punctuation hers.
