Dr Crippens Blog makes me think...

I've spent the last couple of hours reading Dr. John Crippens Blog and comments.
This really made me think. I address my Doc as Doctor M in person and think of him as Doctor Pat - he addressess me and P by our first names. This seems entirely right. Maybe because I feel that because my prenom is of my choosing, it reflects my identity better than Mrs. C (I tend to use Ms. rather than Mrs. anyway)

I would never dream of calling any Doctor by their first or given name - even if asked I think.

Nurses however I would normally address as they introduce themselves.

Closer to home, when A first brought her boyfriend home she introduced him as S, which is what I have always called him. She, her Dad and almost everyone else calls him by his nickname. For me that just doesnt feel comfortable. So what do I do? Call him S, which he dislikes, call him Bubba, which makes me cringe or just try hard to avoid saying his name at all!