Miss Manners: Greedy couple keeps hosting gift-grabbing events
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 ...
Miss Manners: They have parties for everything — and all of them require gifts
A reader is tired of accepting a friend’s invitations to every milestone party, which are really just gift-grabs; an ...
Miss Manners: We have friends who think every milestone should be celebrated like a small wedding
I feel guilty declining these invitations, but at the same time, I honestly believe these are just gift-grabbing events.
Miss Manners: When an invitation is really just greed for more gifts
However, Miss Manners sadly notes that it does sound as if that is what your friends are doing. That they can manage to keep ...
Miss Manners: Do I need to explain to prolific party throwers why I’m done feeding their greed?
Presents may be customary, but they are not compulsory. Therefore, you could attend the parties but choose not to add to the ...
Miss Manners: I want no part of the gift grab. What do I tell the host?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am pregnant, and I’d like to host a coed party to celebrate it.
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Miss Manners: Greedy friends turn every little milestone into gift-grabbing event
I feel guilty declining these invitations, but at the same time, I honestly believe these are just gift-grabbing events.
Miss Manners: Life is a series of gift-grabbing events
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin addresses the issue of friends who host numerous gift-centric ...
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Every Milestone Comes With a Wish List
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 ...