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Monday question: No, really, IT'S OKAY. Really.
This question just amuses the heck out of me, and I bet it will you, too:
About three years ago a couple moved into our neighborhood and we had them over for dinner along with another couple from down the street. They left with many comments about getting together at their house. There hasn't been an invitation since and that is fine. The problem is that every time we run into them, they go into a long thing about how terrible they feel for not asking us over. We tell them it's not important and not to worry about it and change the subject, but it's still going on after three years. What can we say to put this to rest? We don't care that they haven't extended an invitation, we're sorry they feel guilty, and we'd like to be able to encounter them without cringing.What do you think? I'll post my advice on Friday. And come on back during the week for a chat on Wednesday, Miss Conduct's take on "Tweet Seats" in theaters, and more!
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About Miss Conduct
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.
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.
Who is Miss Conduct?
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.
