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I wouldn’t call myself a feminist. I mean, I went to an all-girls school for my formative years (7th - 12th grade) and took quite a few classes on the subject, but regardless, it just isn’t how I see myself. I remember one of my teachers (who DOES consider herself a feminist) made the point that modern women don’t want to call themselves feminists. This struck me as strange. I never thought there was a stigma against it. But many of the women she brought up did things or held ideals that most people would call feminist, yet still the women denied the term. Why women avoid it I do not know, but maybe I’m one of them. I’m in denial of my inner-feminist.
Nonetheless, when I started compiling the addresses for the invitations and STD’s I was faced with a quandary. Now, Emily Post would tell me to address couples as (Man’s First Name) (Last Name Here) eg Mr. & Mrs. John Smith, but somehow that feels sexist. Or what about when you write it to The John Smith Family. I think that’s the most formal and traditional way to address invitations, but it definitely feels a bit male-centric. Should I just nix the first name and write to The Smith Family? But does that make it sound less formal?
How are you addressing your invites to couples (with the same last name) and families?
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