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It\u2019s one of those delicious outshoots of chivalry we see preserved in the changing of the guard in the forecourt of Buckingham palace and weddings.<\/p>\n<p>Still, this being the (post-) modern age, you don\u2019t <em>have<\/em>\u00a0to subscribe to tradition. You could put him first if his name is Andy and yours is Zoe, for example.<\/p>\n<p>But given that men still make more than women for doing the same jobs, isn\u2019t a little chivalry in order?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just attended a wedding and wonder whose name appears first on a wedding favor? \u00a0The female or male? \u2013 SG Dear SG: As a matter of tradition, women and children go first in shipwrecks, fires and yes, monograms and wedding favor tags. It\u2019s one of those delicious outshoots of chivalry we see preserved in the changing of the guard in the forecourt of Buckingham palace and weddings. 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