Would it be inappropriate to send them a hello after all these years to see how they’re doing?
While cleaning out my mom’s attic after she passed, I found love letters from my old girlfriends from 50 years ago -- well before I married my wife of 40 years. I read the letters and then tossed them, as I really didn’t want my wife or kids to see them.
There is no ulterior motive. On the other hand, I’m not sure how I’d respond if an old beau contacted my wife, hence my hesitation. By the way, I don’t do social media.It is your own conscience -- and not etiquette, Miss Manners assures you -- that should determine whether or not you contact these women. Because etiquette will definitely not help get you out of trouble if you do.A close friend has entertained my spouse and me several times.
My husband says the hostess is being inflexible, but I think he is the inflexible one when he does not abide by her preferences. Is it rude of the guest to shun the host’s finery? Or is it the host’s place to allow guests to use items from her kitchen because it suits their more casual tastes?It is unimaginably rude for guests to rifle through their host’s cabinets. Doubly so if they think they are making a point about relative taste and formality.
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