A high school friend whose wife skipped the wedding to stay home with the couple’s children showed up drunk to the reception and hit on guests.

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He even offered to help her plan her baby shower. However, his sister didn’t seem to think he was doing enough, and ended up ...

I feel guilty declining these invitations, but at the same time, I honestly believe these are just gift-grabbing events.

Miss Manners knows the answer. Cooperative dinners and restaurant excursions have taken over ordinary socializing, to the ...

Miss Manners knows the answer. Cooperative dinners and restaurant excursions have taken over ordinary socializing, to the ...

Presents may be customary, but they are not compulsory. Therefore, you could attend the parties but choose not to add to the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am pregnant, and I’d like to host a coed party to celebrate it.

I feel guilty declining these invitations, but at the same time, I honestly believe these are just gift-grabbing events.

A reader is tired of accepting a friend’s invitations to every milestone party, which are really just gift-grabs; an ...

We have friends who seem to think every little milestone should be celebrated like a small wedding. They hold celebrations and attach a wish list, sometimes with hundreds of gift ideas, to every ...

I would like to just decline the invitations, but it has been expressed to me that I should let the host know why I’m ...