My husband's Christian faith is a matter of contention for her, as same-sex marriage is not sanctioned. (Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, to her email, or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.) Family & Parenting Etiquette & Ethics View CommentsĭEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband is planning to visit his estranged daughter, who is a lesbian, married and now pregnant with twins. You would be happy to share your root beer with your aunt's friend, but he should have asked you first. Miss Manners suggests you explain to him that just as he taught you to respect his feelings and his things, he owes you the same courtesy. And adults do not begrudge using available supplies to offer hospitality to guests. GENTLE READER: It is time to have a talk with your father, now that he is of an age where he can understand the consequences of his actions. Or should he not have offered my stuff since I had nothing to do with the guest? Please help me with this so I can stop being angry when he does this. Friends & Neighbors Family & Parenting Holidays & Celebrations Marriage & Divorce Etiquette & Ethics View CommentsĭEAR MISS MANNERS: My father offered one of my root beers to a guest of my aunt's. She has no objection, however, to simply sending the invitation earlier. GENTLE READER: While there is a logic to getting answers sooner, Miss Manners fears that it breaks down when asking someone to respond to an invitation that has not actually been extended. I feel that without the RSVP prompt, most guests will just wait for the formal invitation, which will come far too late to reserve rooms and make other important arrangements. With hopes of getting a sense in advance (for accommodations and other planning purposes) of how many guests will make the long trip, would it be acceptable to include on the save-the-date notices a line of "Advance RSVPs Welcomed and Appreciated" along with the wedding website address?
It will be an out-of-town wedding for all of our side of the family and friends, and many of the bride's friends. Health & Safety Work & School Etiquette & Ethics View CommentsĭEAR MISS MANNERS: Our son and his fiancee are planning a wedding in her hometown. If your co-worker notices the change and asks, it may then be possible to explain that you have a prejudice from childhood of not sharing your lunch, but you did not want to give offense. GENTLE READER: His manners are unsanitary in a non-hospital setting as well, which leads Miss Manners to wonder why you choose to continue to eat lunch with him.Įnding joint lunches may be a sacrifice, but it avoids the rudeness of correcting someone else's manners. Besides showing a lack of etiquette, his table manners are unsanitary, especially in a hospital setting.
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Please, tell us how to politely inform him of his terrible manners without hurting his feelings. Today, he helped himself to my lunch using his fingers to tear off a piece of meat without asking permission. When we eat lunch together, he will pick his teeth with a plastic fork, use his napkin as a handkerchief or loudly clear his throat, all without excusing himself from the table where we are all eating.
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