Miss Manners: A text from the father of the bride sets off a chain reaction of pain
A father-of-the-bride’s thoughtless text to his sister sets off a chilly chain reaction; a well-read conversationalist is ...
Miss Manners: Brother’s thoughtless, cruel text pointing out I wasn’t invited to his daughter’s wedding stung
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am 70 years old, and have had a cordial, if not close, relationship with my 58-year-old brother all our ...
Miss Manners: It’s your choice not to invite me to a social event, but don’t talk about it in a group text
Social media has sabotaged the tactful rule against mentioning social events to people who were not invited. Miss Manners ...
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Miss Manners: My friends were bragging about about their boat trip in a group text, but I wasn’t invited
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I enjoy socializing with a group of women in my community. There is a group text for 14 of us who often ...
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Miss Manners: My brother texted me that he was in town for his daughter’s wedding, but I wasn’t invited
Why not be discreet about it and say nothing? Why bring it to my attention by text? It’s thoughtless at best, cruel at worst.
Miss Manners: If my brother didn’t want to invite me to the wedding, why did he text me about it?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am 70 years old, and have had a cordial, if not close, relationship with my 58-year-old brother all our lives. Recently he texted me a screenshot of a map of my neighborhood. I ...
Miss Manners: We were invited to a baby shower by word of mouth and received a gift registry link via text
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Some relatives and I were told of a baby shower for a distant cousin. No formal invitations were sent; we ...
Miss Manners: We were invited to a baby shower via text message
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Some relatives and I were told of a baby shower for a distant cousin. No formal invitations were sent; we ...
Miss Manners: 2 things people said to me that left me speechless
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Some relatives and I were told of a baby shower for a distant cousin. No formal invitations were sent; we ...
Miss Manners: Must we send a gift to a baby shower for an unknown relative who didn’t actually invite us?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Some relatives and I were told of a baby shower for a distant cousin. No formal invitations were sent; we were invited by word of mouth and received a gift registry link by text ...
Miss Manners: Baby shower invite is just a tacky gift-grab
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Some relatives and I were told of a baby shower for a distant cousin. No formal invitations were sent; we ...