Customs, Etiquette and Manners – Page 2

Our Fun Friend Bails on Dinner Dates but Still Sends Her Dull Husband. Help!

Tired of being saddled with “dud” husbands when their more exciting wives bow out of plans, a reader wonders if there’s a way to delicately insist that both members of a couple attend.

By Philip Galanes

Birthdays Customs, Etiquette and Manners

My Sister Chose My Birthday for Her Scheduled C-Section. I’m Annoyed!

After five years of sharing birthdays with her nephew, a reader is bristling at her sister’s decision to create a perennial scheduling conflict just for fun.

By Philip Galanes

Customs, Etiquette and Manners

My Male Partner Cheated on Me With My Gay Best Friend. Now What?

A reader is eager to patch things over with her best friend and her boyfriend after they had a tryst behind her back. But should she be?

By Philip Galanes

Customs, Etiquette and Manners

My Grandmother Paid for My Sister’s I.V.F. I Feel Ripped Off!

A reader is miffed to learn that $13,000 was earmarked in her grandmother’s will for a younger sister’s fertility treatments. Should the sister reimburse her siblings?

By Philip Galanes

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