The wife shut me down immediately with something along the lines of, “I’d rather listen to what the men are talking about.” ...

They went to dinner with her husband’s colleague and his wife – who very rudely shut down a conversation with the letter ...

I should have gotten over this by now, but I fantasize about having left the table in some way. What should I have done? I ...

Dear Miss Manners: A very long time ago, my husband and I were invited to dinner at a restaurant by a colleague of his. I had ...

With no ushers or signage available for guidance, we selected option C as the most sensible. This apparently was incorrect, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A very long time ago, my husband and I were invited to dinner at a restaurant by a colleague of his. I had not met the colleague or his wife prior to the dinner. The men promised ...