Author Topic: Is this a classic example of looking for a reason to be insulted?  (Read 1673 times)

gellchom

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This major overreaction to a mistake is clearly about something else in their relationship, not an envelope.

I’ve been married for nearly 38 years.  I never changed my name.  I’ve never used any other name, including my husband’s name or a hyphenated name, in any context, ever.

But people often call me by my husband’s name, or hyphenate my name with his (which they never do to his name).

What’s really amusing is that a couple of my cousins — whose last name is exactly the same as mine — keep addressing mail to me by the hyphenated name.  I’m sure they don’t do that to insult or bug me, though — it’s certainly because the kids’ names were hyphenated, and they got confused and forgot that mine wasn’t, too, even though they’ve gotten plenty of invitations and notes from me with my correct name.

I don’t like it, especially when it’s someone who, if they were paying attention, should know better.  But look, even those nice, loving cousins make the mistake.  I’d like to think I never do, with others, but probably I do, too.

So, yeah, it’s irritating.  But would I decline an invitation over it?  Insist on a new one?

Please be serious.

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