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Miss Manners: I’m the only sober one at my own dinner parties
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a teetotaler. My husband and most of our friends are avid connoisseurs of wine and spirits. Normally, ...
Miss Manners: Should I keep making plans with my husband’s cousin even though she flakes?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband’s cousin and her husband live a few miles away from us. While their parents were fairly close ...
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Miss Manners: How do I step away from boozy gatherings when I don’t drink?
The solution is to manage the time, as well as the quantity of alcohol consumed. After all, you did not keep serving the pot ...
Miss Manners: Relative, that suggests lunch meetup, always cancels once the date arrives
GENTLE READER: Next time the cousin proposes a get-together, give an equally vague response: “That would be great.” Breaking ...
Miss Manners: Cousin always cancels last minute, no matter how easy I make it for her
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband’s cousin and her husband live a few miles away from us. While their parents were fairly close ...
Miss Manners: Teetotaler wonders how to excuse herself from a party she hosted, when drinking starts
The solution is to manage the time, as well as the quantity of alcohol consumed. After all, you did not keep serving the pot ...
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Miss Manners: Booze-soaked dinner parties leave me trapped at my own table
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a teetotaler. My husband and most of our friends are avid connoisseurs of wine and spirits. Normally, ...
Miss Manners: When can I excuse myself from dinner party that gets booze-soaked later in the evening?
Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; or ...
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Miss Manners: Cousin makes plans to get together, then cancels each time
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband’s cousin and her husband live a few miles away from us. While their parents were fairly close ...
Miss Manners: Can I, as the host, abandon the rowdy drinkers?
Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; ...
Miss Manners: Cousin who gives vague responses should get vague responses
(Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; or ...
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Booze-Soaked Evenings Bore Teetotaling Host
I am a teetotaler. My husband and most of our friends are avid connoisseurs of wine and spirits. Normally, this is not a problem, as I can politely excuse myself from any events that are primarily ...