https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 06:27:07 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1667240 Thu, 29 May 2014 20:47:03 +0000 coopsmama 1667240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually write his first just because it sounds better that way! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1667222 Thu, 29 May 2014 20:43:13 +0000 DillonLion 1667222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>His name first. Same way I address my clients at the law office. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1667218 Thu, 29 May 2014 20:42:25 +0000 BSB 1667218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: Yeah, it is funny. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1666685 Thu, 29 May 2014 18:57:53 +0000 dc yoga bee 1666685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in the it depends camp. His family, his name first. Everyone else, mine first! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1666677 Thu, 29 May 2014 18:56:18 +0000 chopsuey 1666677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends.<br /> My family/friends, mine/sometimes mine.<br /> His family/friends, his.<br /> Mutual friends, his. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1666672 Thu, 29 May 2014 18:55:13 +0000 MsLipGloss 1666672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends on who the reader is: my friend? my name first; his friend? his name first, for example. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1666623 Thu, 29 May 2014 18:42:42 +0000 fancyfunction 1666623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I'm writing it, I always put my name first. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1666614 Thu, 29 May 2014 18:41:15 +0000 birdofafeather 1666614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lioneyes: yep. that's why i do mine first! but then we have a debate about where LO's name goes in the line up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1666384 Thu, 29 May 2014 17:07:42 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1666384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends on who the letter is for. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1666371 Thu, 29 May 2014 16:58:19 +0000 hellocupcake 1666371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Usually his first. I thought our wedding invitation was the last time a woman's name goes first...I forgot where I heard/read that :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1666368 Thu, 29 May 2014 16:56:36 +0000 Shutterbug 1666368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine first if it's to my family/friends, and vice versa if it's his fam/friends. If that doesn't apply, I usually put my name first. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1666351 Thu, 29 May 2014 16:45:36 +0000 Smurfette 1666351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>His. I think it sounds better that way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1666345 Thu, 29 May 2014 16:42:58 +0000 spaniellove 1666345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: Haha, I've always put the woman's name first because I believe in the woman being first...since we seem to get shafted so often. And I might have read some etiquette thing about it. But funny how we actually address things according to how we feel about life! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1666297 Thu, 29 May 2014 16:25:57 +0000 BSB 1666297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs tartan: Good point. This is true. </p> <p>@lioneyes: Oh, is that rule? Never knew. </p> <p>@mrbee: Unless I'm writing to my friend or my family, my SO's name usually always goes first. Our return labels have his name first. I think it's a mental thing. I think I want him to always be first. Maybe a tiny part of it is I make most of the decisions in the house because I'm the breadwinner (I don't like that term but it describes us) and if my name is first, it might make it seem like I'm more powerful and I don't want that at all. Haha. Psychology in why I do things. I don't think he realizes why I always do that. I think I've asked him and he doesn't care. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1666289 Thu, 29 May 2014 16:23:40 +0000 spaniellove 1666289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always do the woman's name first. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1666281 Thu, 29 May 2014 16:21:40 +0000 LuLu Mom 1666281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For signing a letter I put his name, but our stamp for outgoing mail has my name first. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1666270 Thu, 29 May 2014 16:16:44 +0000 loveisstrange 1666270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I'm writing it, I write mine first. We have different last names, so I dont think it matter either way, really. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1666266 Thu, 29 May 2014 16:15:17 +0000 lioneyes 1666266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My name. The proper way says that you should "never to separate a man's first name from his last name", so his name should go second. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1666265 Thu, 29 May 2014 16:15:06 +0000 Dandelion 1666265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Same...if it's my side of the family, I go first...for his, he goes first. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1666263 Thu, 29 May 2014 16:14:54 +0000 Mrs tartan 1666263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends who it's to, for my friends or family then I put me first, for his I put his first. We don't have joint friends really, we tended to have become friends with each others existing friends instead. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1666258 Thu, 29 May 2014 16:13:39 +0000 Arden 1666258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually put his first. But I would never, ever put "Mr. and Mrs. DH last name." Hate that. At our wedding we were introduced as "Mr. And Mrs. DH and Arden last name". I still have a first name people, and it isn't Mrs. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1666248 Thu, 29 May 2014 16:10:40 +0000 lazypanda 1666248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It actually depends on the purpose. For wedding/birthday cards, if I'm closer to the friend, I'll put my name first. For bills, taxes, legal documents, I put DH's name first. Although I'd say that my name comes first on our joint bank accounts. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1666245 Thu, 29 May 2014 16:09:06 +0000 mrbee 1666245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Depends on who wrote the letter! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1666244 Thu, 29 May 2014 16:09:01 +0000 MrsSCB 1666244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I'm signing a letter from both of us? I would put mine first if I'm writing it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1666240 Thu, 29 May 2014 16:08:30 +0000 pui 1666240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always put DH's name first. I think it sounds better that way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1666237 Thu, 29 May 2014 16:07:11 +0000 snowjewelz 1666237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always put DH's name first. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1666235 Thu, 29 May 2014 16:06:11 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1666235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>His name first. The other way around is my father's initials. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1666228 Thu, 29 May 2014 16:03:50 +0000 blackbird 1666228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine. ladies first! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-writing-you-and-your-sos-name-on-a-letter-which-name-goes-first#post-1666215 Thu, 29 May 2014 16:01:08 +0000 BSB 1666215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually prefer my husband's name go first. </p>