I had to go through seminary and become an ordained minister to gain a new title (reverend or pastor), but even then the students in my morning catechism classes took to calling me “Mister Pastor.” Now not only am I stuck with a generic title, but I don’t even have a name. Why do men get the title shaft?
Honestly, it would be nice if men could acknowledge their marriage with something more than a wedding band, especially since there are some professions where that metal ring can be health, or at least appendage, hazard.
Is it not a silly idea to think that marriage adds nothing to the bridegroom? My wife is certainly not the only one who benefited from our union. In fact, it is fairly common knowledge among our friends that she got the raw end of the deal on our wedding day. For all my marriage has given me, for all that it has allowed me to be and to experience, there is no title to recognize that. There are no letters added before or after my name to let the world know that I am taken, and that I am enjoying it. It seems a shame to me. (My wife would tell me to forget about the name and smile more.)
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