It’s a question of semantics that could lead to embarrassment.
I often socialize with a wide range of friends and acquaintances without my husband — and the father of our children — present.Miss Manners: I feel like the bride snubbed me, and I no longer want to attend the party
I never know how to respond. If I say “Yes, I’m home” or “I’m doing nothing,” they then ask if I want to get together for a drink. Since they have already established that I am not busy, it seems rude if I say no.What do you suggest? How can I politely respond while indicating I’d like to know what the real question is?
It seems so rude for them to sit and use their phones while we are supposedly having a meal together — and, I might add, I always pick up the tab.Miss Manners: Should I have told him that his fancy food was awful?
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