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Gifts or Grief Etiquette | Birmingham News
When invited to a party, should you feel pressured to buy a $100 watch? Miss Manners says hosts rarely expect specific gifts—and if they do, it’s often an awkward slip, not a demand. She urges friends to assume good intentions, but also ask: Is this friendship really built on expensive “bribes”? Then, pearls at a funeral? Miss Manners clears up the confusion—pearls are actually modest and appropriate for mourning, especially compared to old-fashioned strictures. She advises the woman not to take her husband’s reaction personally, and to stop seeking his approval on her appearance. At the…
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