Customs, Etiquette and Manners – Page 29

The Senate Dress Code Gets a Casual Overhaul

Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, will no longer enforce the informal dress code for the chamber, which for decades has dictated that members wear business attire.

By Robert Jimison

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I Am Dating a Student’s Newly Separated Father. When Do We Spill?

A reader who works with children wonders when she and her boyfriend should reveal their new relationship to his family, including his child who is in her care.

By Philip Galanes

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My Wife and I Were Abandoned for the Holidays. Help!

After his mother agreed to host him and his wife for Christmas, a reader is hurt by her decision to spend the holiday itself with her daughter instead.

By Philip Galanes

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Who Gets the Cloned Dog in the Breakup?

A thorny question of custody is complicated by the fact that the reader adopted the original dog, but her ex paid a majority of the $50,000 needed to clone it.

By Philip Galanes