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How to Navigate Gifting Season While Keeping Your Cool

Etiquette and shopping experts offer advice on some of the most common holiday issues, including wish list taboos, the politics of regifting and climate-conscious gift wrapping.

By Ali Trachta

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Our Son Committed Us to Wedding Costs We Can’t Afford. Help!

Without consulting them, a reader’s son agreed to a plan to have his parents split the costs of a lavish wedding with his future in-laws.

By Philip Galanes

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Should I Tell a Young Relative That Her Grandmother Tried to Swindle Me?

A reader wonders whether to explain the history of a bitter family rift to a great-niece who she suspects does not know the whole story.

By Philip Galanes

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Why Don’t Guests Respect Our ‘Adults Only’ Invitations?

A couple who enjoy hosting parties don’t know what to make of invitees who request exceptions to their no-kids-allowed rule.

By Philip Galanes