Dear Mary
Q. I felt uncomfortable during a dinner for 20 in a private house. The young man on my left had…
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Q. How can I discipline inconsiderate people who do not reply properly to wedding invitations? I am being driven demented…
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Q. How can I discipline inconsiderate people who do not reply properly to wedding invitations? I am being driven demented…
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Q. I have a friend who can be shy and inhibited. Recently, he was invited to stay on a Caribbean…
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Q. I have a friend who can be shy and inhibited. Recently, he was invited to stay on a Caribbean…
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Q. As a writer I find working at home too distracting. I am a longstanding member of the London Library…
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Q. As a writer I find working at home too distracting. I am a longstanding member of the London Library…
Dear Mary
Q. Six months ago I invited some old friends to be my guests at a reunion dinner. We all love…
Dear Mary
Q. Six months ago I invited some old friends to be my guests at a reunion dinner. We all love…
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Q. I socialise in Shropshire every weekend and regularly give dinners which end at 2 a.m., but it’s a different matter…
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Q. I socialise in Shropshire every weekend and regularly give dinners which end at 2 a.m., but it’s a different matter…
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Q. I have moved from London to the centre of a historic market town, now becoming famous as a foodie…
Dear Mary
Q. I have moved from London to the centre of a historic market town, now becoming famous as a foodie…
Dear Mary
Q. For ten years, I have made a reasonable freelance income working from home. During this time my husband has…
Dear Mary
Q. For ten years, I have made a reasonable freelance income working from home. During this time my husband has…
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Q. Someone I was at university with but hadn’t seen much of over the ten years since invited me to…
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Q. Someone I was at university with but hadn’t seen much of over the ten years since invited me to…
Dear Mary
Q. When sending wedding invitations, does one put the full titles on the card, or can one just put, for…
Dear Mary
Q. When sending wedding invitations, does one put the full titles on the card, or can one just put, for…
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Q. I’m a single bloke now and for various reasons don’t foresee any change to that status. I have moved…
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Q. I’m a single bloke now and for various reasons don’t foresee any change to that status. I have moved…
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Q. A wonderful and generous woman invites me, on a regular basis, to dinner parties at her house. What is…
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Q. A close friend is dating a renowned decorator. Meanwhile, on a limited budget, I am trying to smarten up…
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Q. I was not brought up in England and don’t appear in Who’s Who. This means that there is no…
Dear Mary
Q. I have regularly stayed with a hospitable friend in London but now hesitate to invite myself. She is seventy-something…
