Plus: Am I allowed to move to the big city without telling my family and friends?
Just as you need not satisfy their curiosity at the expense of your own privacy, you are under no obligation to provide such people with variety. “I injured my hand,” can be repeated, without rancor or even inflection, as many times as even the nosiest person can ask.I’ve been living life for other people for the last 20-something years. I’ve decided to take a risk and sell everything to move to a bigger city.While I do have friends and support in the new city, I haven’t told anyone here.
We continue to text weekly, but he has not mentioned it. This is wholly unlike him. He is always proper. I thought perhaps he was out of town when it was delivered, but it’s been three weeks.Your discomfort cannot be because it would be unmannerly, Miss Manners’ area of expertise. “Did you get it? What did you think? Isn’t it funny that I found it after all these years? Do you remember that trip?” Etiquette has no objection to your using any one of these questions — or all four, so long as they are part of a single, breathless inquiry.
But do omit the part about checking the tracking, which, though perfectly rational, tends to raise the hairs on the back of one’s neck.
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