Miss Manners: Thanks for dinner, but ... let’s not do this again
Do we have to invite them to join us at a restaurant at some point? If so, may we try to “dilute” them by inviting others?
Miss Manners: Young people never say ‘thank you’
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin is asked how to get a young couple to send a "thank you" note.
Miss Manners: We never received a thank you for hand-wrapped, expensive wedding gift
DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have been friends for many years with a married couple and their adult son. They are a very wealthy and ...
Miss Manners: Reciprocating an invitation from people you don’t like
Dear Miss Manners: A pair of neighbors hosted my wife and me for an impromptu dinner, to which we contributed a nice salad.
Miss Manners: A couple we don’t like had us over for dinner. Do we have to invite them to our place now?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: A pair of neighbors hosted my wife and me for an impromptu dinner, to which we contributed a nice salad.
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Miss Manners: How to handle uncertain thank-you notes for gifts from close family
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My spouse and I received a substantial ... Typically, when I receive a gift or stay in someone’s home, I mail a thank-you note the next day so I don’t forget.
Miss Manners: Friend is bringing poodle to dinner and opera. Can we bow out?
She plans to bring her annoying poodle to dinner and the opera. Her friends want to bow out. Dear Miss Manners: My husband ...
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Miss Manners: Avid thank-you note writer is criticized for not calling
I am an avid thank-you note writer, and have been since I was a child. GENTLE READER: So instead of calling your aunt on your lunch break, you wrote a letter to Miss Manners? Miss Manners is not ...
Miss Manners: I don’t want to go to the opera with my friend’s annoying ‘comfort’ poodle
Now that we know the dog is going, we want to bow out of the engagement but would prefer to do it in the least hurtful way.
Miss Manners: I can’t find the right sympathy cards, so I’m using floral ones instead
GENTLE READER: Not only comfortably, but while also saving money and effort.
Miss Manners: Is it wrong that my friend group always goes dutch?
I have a number of friends I regularly meet for meals out, as well as for friends’ birthdays. We’ve been friends for going on ...
Miss Manners: This lingerie is not mine. How should I return it?
Miss Manners suggests that you indeed return the garment with the note saying it is not yours. Adamant assurances of your ...