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Oh, come, now ...
I do love Slate's Dear Prudence for her consistently astonishing wedding questions. I have to wonder about this one, however:
Two weeks ago I married the woman of my dreams. However the wedding of her dreams became a nightmare. At the reception one of my college buddies was involved in an altercation with my wife's cousin. My college friend broke a beer bottle and stabbed my wife's cousin. He was hospitalized and required surgery that night. The authorities were called, and my friend was charged with felonies and is facing prison time. Believe me, I never thought he was capable of something like this or I would not have invited him. Obviously, the reception was ruined. What is the etiquette following this? For one thing, the assailant gave us a sizable cash gift. Do we return the money to him?
What do you think, readers? Is Prudie simply the go-to lady for weddings-from-hell questions, or was someone having her on? The LW's diction sounds oddly distant and stilted for someone writing about such a traumatic event. Then again, it's not as though we get taught how to write appropriately about such things in freshman comp. Maybe he's just rattled.
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Welcome to Miss Conduct’s blog, a place where the popular Boston Globe Magazine columnist Robin Abrahams and her readers share etiquette tips, unravel social conundrums, and gossip about social behavior in pop culture and the news. Have a question of your own? Ask Robin using this form or by emailing her at missconduct@globe.com.
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Robin Abrahamswrites the weekly "Miss Conduct" column for The Boston Globe Magazine and is the author of Miss Conduct's Mind over Manners. Robin has a PhD in psychology from Boston University and also works as a research associate at Harvard Business School. Her column is informed by her experience as a theater publicist, organizational-change communications manager, editor, stand-up comedian, and professor of psychology and English. She lives in Cambridge with her husband Marc Abrahams, the founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, and their socially challenged but charismatic dog, Milo.
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Robin Abrahamswrites the weekly "Miss Conduct" column for The Boston Globe Magazine and is the author of Miss Conduct's Mind over Manners. Robin has a PhD in psychology from Boston University and also works as a research associate at Harvard Business School. Her column is informed by her experience as a theater publicist, organizational-change communications manager, editor, stand-up comedian, and professor of psychology and English. She lives in Cambridge with her husband Marc Abrahams, the founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, and their socially challenged but charismatic dog, Milo.
