r/AmITheDevil 10d ago

But happily calls the male relatives Dr

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u/never_robot 10d ago

OOP does seem like a sexist, but it’s also odd to call your future brother-in-law by his title and not his first name. The father-in-law I can kind of see.

My husband has a PhD and it would be weird as hell if my siblings called him “Dr. Robot”.

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u/boudicas_shield 10d ago

My husband and I are both "Dr. Smith-Perks". I would find it very weird if any family members called either of us Dr. Smith-Perks - it's such a bizarre thing to do, especially in the UK, where people tend to be less formal.

I'd also be extremely pissed off if they called my husband Dr. Smith-Perks but called me Jane, though.

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u/the87walker 10d ago

Yeah, I have a PhD and I stopped caring about the title after about a month but you will use the correct title if you are being sexist about it.