Awesome Etiquette

On today’s show, we take your questions on how to blend different cultural traditions around wedding gifts and money, how to prepare for a wedding when the invitation gives you very little information, and how to politely ask your tutor to stop loudly chewing gum. For Community Members, we have a question about whether to post a negative review of a book that was given to you as a gift. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute, and a postscript feedback segment.

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On today’s show, we take your questions on how to tell a friend you don’t want to become their designated delivery address, what to do when someone gives you a generous gift card you can’t actually use, and how to tell a longtime dog groomer that her new prices are out of your budget. For Community Members, we have a question about hosting a celebration before a destination wedding when many guests won’t be invited to the wedding itself. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute, and a postscript segment where Dan reads from our parenting book the Gift of Good Manners.

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On today’s show, we take your questions on how to be assertive without coming across as rude or aggressive, whether you need to make it clear you really wanted to stay when leaving a party early, and whether it’s ever too late to send a birthday, thank-you, or sympathy card. For Community Members, we have a question about how to set boundaries with someone who really wants to be your friend when you don’t feel the same way. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on Airline Etiquette.

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On today’s show, we take your questions on whether wedding guests need a second thank-you after the wedding if you’ve already thanked them for their gifts, whether graduation announcement etiquette has changed, including when a gift or acknowledgment is expected. And whether you should remind a close friend to send thank-you notes after her baby shower. For Community Members, we have a bonus question about how to put a guest at ease after they spill red wine on your tablecloth.

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On today's show, we take your questions on how to become a gracious host when entertaining doesn’t come naturally, who should give a thank-you gift at a wedding welcome dinner, and whether tipping expectations have changed now that 22 percent is showing up more often on payment screens. For Community Members, we have a bonus question about navigating family visits when your mother refuses to see your husband. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute and a feedback postscript segment.

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