another random question we discussed yesterday at work
normallyl people put on the return address of a card THE SIMPSON FAMILY and the address
so if your boyfriend moves in with you and you want to send cards out from you, your 3 yo from a prior marriage and the boyfriend
how do you word it, or do you just put the address and don't put a name.
( I don't know but i'm assuming there will be some not so close friends and family that don't know the living situation)
totally stumped by this one, first world problems is that what these are called?
i think the girl that brought it upwas asking because she always gets the fanciest custom made stationary, address labels, stamps with her dd;'s picture on them ( i din't know you could do that before i met her), so to just write the address for her would seem weird.
I would put the address on the back flap, with no name on it. He's not family, so putting him would be weird. On the actual card you could put his name. (I would suggest using only first names.)
Merry Christmas!
Love,
Lilly, so and so, and so and so
On the inside of the card you can put everyone's names (often last names are omitted, and pets can be included).
Happy Holidays!
Love,
Herman, Lily, Eddie, Marilyn, Grandpa and Igor
For return address on the outside of the envelope you can use just your name (who ever is specifically writing/sending the card or what ever you have on your return address label stickers).
Lily Munster (or The Munster Family)
1313 Mockingbird Lane
City, ST Zip
Greeting cards are just simple - there's no need to go into explanations of elaborate living situations.
People who are close enough to you will already know and those who are not don't need to know all the details.
Her last name only and the address.
I kept my ex husband's last name, so anything that comes from my house with that name encompasses whoever is included in the sentiment. I often sign my daughter's name even though she doesn't live with me. She's 26, but if I send a card to Aunt Eva back east, I add my daughter's name.
I don't see any reason to include each and every family member on a return address. It's not necessary. Sign whatever you want on the inside. Include a letter about how the year has gone, etc. Don't leave family members thinking "Who the heck is THIS person?"
Just my opinion.
put your return address on the outside and on the inside you put the names that are wishing a merry christmas
Her name only. Sorry, but he's not family. He's a boyfriend. He can sign the card if he wants to, but otherwise, it would be weird.
My husband and I have different surnames. When we need to indicate a family name, it's The Smith - Jones Family. If the child & the mom use different last names, it's totally OK to use The Smith - Jones - Brown Family. It's also OK to just use the address without a family name.
BTW -- I think there are different kinds of families. If someone is committed enough to establish a life together, to me it doesn't matter if they are legally married or not -- they're still a family.
I would agree with B - either your address alone with no names, or just your name and the return address, with everyone's first names "signed" on the inside. Or maybe you could put both your full name and boyfriend's full name with the address on the outside - i.e. "Jane Cook and Rob Smith"
I never address things from The Simpson Family. My address labels have only my name on them, even though I'm married and have kids.
It simply does not matter.
I wouldn't even put his name on the address label.
He's just a boyfriend.
He can sign the inside of the card.
But knowing how cards go, it is always the woman that does the cards anyway and signs the names for everyone. Most of the time.
And, ordering address labels and having it printed, does not have to be done. She can simply hand write the return address on the back flap of the envelope as the others have suggested too. And use just first names. Last names are not necessary.
And, since she doesn't want the not so close friends and relatives to know she is living with this man, then just don't send cards to them with his name on it. And simply hand write the return address on the card envelope.
The Boyfriend is not family, and unless he is actually paying for the cards/envelopes/stamps for the Christmas cards and cares about it, I would think most men/Boyfriends don't really care... if their name is on the card envelope or in the card anyway.
And if this is a boyfriend of only like 3 months, I don't think its important to have his name on the return address.
But if this is a boyfriend of say 2 or more years, then it is more relevant.
Many of our friends are married but did not change names. So their labels say Anne Jones and Richard Smith followed by the address. Or you can just say "Anne, Rich and Junior" without last names. While I do typically use last name only on holiday cards, I also send mail out with just me or just DH's name on it. People who know us know the kids and spouse are included, too. We just got some free labels with a wintery theme and I'll use those just as easily. I don't think she needs to overthink the address label. Just sign the card appropriately.
I really don't think it matters at all what you put on the return address. The envelope is going to get thrown away anyway. I use the free labels I get from charities I've donated to; they only hae my name on them. I use these for everything I mail.
