We are expecting guests whose house, when we last visited them, was unclean and had cockroaches.
Is there a gentle, friendly way to let them know we are worried about bugs coming into our home?
Growing up, I was very close with her sister, my aunt. She has always been extremely loving and supportive to me. However, every time we meet lately, my aunt insists on bringing up my mother’s latest whereabouts and scandalous doings , as a point of ridicule or gossip in an otherwise pleasant conversation.
GENTLE READER: Etiquette prefers an indirect approach when it avoids giving offense, or when it is more likely to succeed than brute force. In consequence, people who are indifferent to harm accuse those with good manners of being insufficiently honest. Having my communications completely ignored and never responded to is increasingly the norm. I’m wondering when it became a common professional behavior just to ignore business inquiries.DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the proper thing to say when someone tells you they are getting divorced, if you do not know whether they are relieved or devastated by the divorce?
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