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Miss Manners Addresses Wedding Guest Rules, Etiquette Tips

4/9/2026

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Miss Manners (the etiquette columnist) answers a reader about wedding guest rules set by the daughter.
The rules exclude the reader's girlfriend and the ex-spouse's partner, causing family tension.
Manners says such rules are arbitrary and urges the parents to seek exceptions for immediate-family partners.
In a separate inquiry, Miss Manners advises a discreet warning to a coworker about an unzipped fly, considering context.

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Story summary

Miss Manners (the etiquette columnist) answers a reader about wedding guest rules set by the daughter.
The rules exclude the reader's girlfriend and the ex-spouse's partner, causing family tension.
Manners says such rules are arbitrary and urges the parents to seek exceptions for immediate-family partners.
In a separate inquiry, Miss Manners advises a discreet warning to a coworker about an unzipped fly, considering context.