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Dear Amy: We attended a wedding nine months ago and still have not received a thank you note for the generous gift we gave to the couple. This was a traditional three-day weekend affair that ...
After six months, I inquired of her mother if the gift was received. She said others have been asking the same; the new husband did not like how the bride wrote the thank-you notes, and they were ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: As a teacher for the past 30 years, I have been fortunate to receive thoughtful gifts of thanks and appreciation from my students and their families during the holiday season ...
Miss Manners does not want you to think of this as shirking your duty; the change will be good for your husband, as well as for you. DEAR MISS MANNERS : My half-sister is 11 years older than me.
Miss Manners: If we receive a single gift intended for us as a couple, must we each send a ‘thank-you’ note? Published: Apr. 11, 2025, 8:00 a.m.
I recently received a small monetary bequest. My friend’s executor is the eldest of her three children. Should I write a thank-you note for this bequest, and if so, to whom should it be addressed?