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A guest refuses to use host’s bath towels

Miss Manners: A guest refuses to use the host’s bath towels after this mess

A houseguest floods the bathroom, then refused to use the host’s towels because of how the mess was cleaned up; plans for a child’s party become complicated.

MLive · 9h

Miss Manners: A guest in my home criticized how I use my towels

He said he couldn’t trust my towels. He went out and bought his own towel to use and kept it with his things until he left.

Oregonian · 8h

Miss Manners: Did rude house guest overreact when I used guest towel to soak up water he spilled?

A friend from college works in Europe now and asked to stay with me for 10 days when he was here visiting. I made sure he had fresh towels every day. His first day here, he flooded my bathroom floor while taking a shower (he said he “forgot how shower curtains work”) and called for help.

Orlando Sentinel · 1d

Miss Manners: As a party host declines mentally, a guest worries about being cruel

A guest who gets invited to a couple’s frequent parties is uncomfortable by the host’s serious mental decline; a couple is put off by their new neighbor’s unannounced drop overs.

East Bay Times · 13h

Miss Manners: After this incident, my houseguest refused to use my towels

After that, he said he couldn’t trust my towels. He went out and bought his own towel to use and kept it with his things until he left. I offered to wash it so he wasn’t using the same towel for days,

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Miss Manners: We don’t want to say why we’d rather not attend their parties for fear of being cruel

GENTLE READER: Someone evidently told you it would be a virtue to be honest with your hosts about why you dread their parties ...

Miss Manners: Tips for inviting a large group of kids without seeming too blunt

Miss Manners will warn you, however, that blunt does not always yield a response. And that you may well have opened the ...

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Miss Manners: Judgmental houseguest criticized how I cleaned my bathroom

Letter writer’s houseguest judged them for cleaning a bathroom floor with a towel. Dear Miss Manners: A friend from college works in Europe now and asked to stay with me for 10 days when he was here ...

Miss Manners: Are we always supposed to invite neighbors inside when they stop by?

Miss Manners is only relieved that your neighbor also had the good manners -- and situational awareness -- to leave after 10 ...

Miss Manners: My neighbor invited me to dinner, then humiliated me in front of the other women

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My neighbor, with whom I have friendly chats, sent a group text to several women, including me, inviting ...

Miss Manners: My relative’s husband asked for a divorce while I was visiting

Dear Miss Manners: I am currently staying with a family friend and her husband for a few days while visiting my hometown. The ...

Lehigh Valley Live3d

Miss Manners: Please don’t share your sad pet stories with me

strangers will often -- with no prompting from me -- tell me about how their pets or pets belonging to their friends died.

Sun Sentinel3d

Miss Manners: I get a lot of vacation time, but my condo neighbors imply I’m lazy

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I live in a condominium building that has a lot of retired people in it. I have been at the same job for 20-plus years, so I have a lot of vacation days. I don’t often take a ...

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Manners Should Come Before Efficiency

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was watching a soap opera and one of the characters, a very proper lady, answered her granddaughter’s question with food in her mouth. She did tuck the food into her cheek ...

Miss Manners: We’ve run out of excuses to skip chatty friend’s parties

Dear Miss Manners: My husband and I are frequently invited to another couple’s parties. We are all gay, male seniors. One ...

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