Workaround for lack of way to add address from mail to existing contact

The original post below was deleted by Apple because it constituted "feedback" and was not a technical question.  Of course it was a technical question.  I was hoping someone would suggest a workaround or some way to actually get this to work .  I am hoping Apple doesn't delete my post again (really....)
To be clear - Is there a workaround or am I missing something?
Why does Apple have to be so smart?   Often, I want to add an email address from an email to an existing contact.  If my computer recognizes the contact, I get "add to existing contact" in the right click dropdown.  Frequently however, it doesn't recognize the contact and the only options I have are to add a new contact or copy the address and go to the contact and paste.
Why can't it have "add to existing contact" come up everytime like it does in windows?  Then I will decide what contact to drop it in.
This is so frustrating.  Just let the user have a little autonomy Apple!!!!!!!

Yea, hopefully they add this option from the dropdown menu, otherwise we have to keep creating "new contacts" for the same person.  Quite frusterating considering that this option is available on the iphone version of mail.

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