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GENTLE READER: The wording is unfortunate, but Miss Manners is guessing that it is not intended to say that you can’t come to dinner unless you are married. Rather, it is probably to suggest that ...

Dear Miss Manners–We received an invitation to a “couples shower”for a woman my husband knows through school, and her fiance. I have never heard of a couples shower, but obviously a lot of ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My youngest son is getting married this summer. His wife-to-be has a large extended family. I have received an invitation to a dinner/shower which, across the top in big letters ...

Dear Miss Manners: How can I politely send regrets to an invitation to a coin shower (a shower where you give money instead of gifts) without feeling obligated to send a contribution? (I plan to ...

I have received an invitation to a dinner/shower which, across the top in big letters, states: “Couples only.” I am not in a couple, and haven’t been for some time.

A couple that will soon be married is fuming after two of their friends have opted to throw a baby shower on the same day as the wedding — and they've invited everyone in the group chat.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My youngest son is getting married this summer. His wife-to-be has a large extended family. I have received an invitation to a dinner/shower which, across the top in big letters ...