Awesome Etiquette

On today’s show, we take your questions on how to respond when young children ask about changes in someone’s appearance, how to host a first-home shower for someone moving into their own place, and whether to give a wedding present when you’re invited to a celebration after the wedding but not the ceremony or reception. For Community Members, we have a question about navigating disagreements over family holiday gift exchanges. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute, and a postscript on dinner parties.

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On today’s show, we take your questions on how to handle a situation when you don’t have cash to tip, navigating friendships when political opinions differ, and whether a couple celebrating a 10-year vow renewal should have a wedding registry. For Community Members, we have a question about a coworker who makes jokes about your appearance. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute, and a postscript on Halloween.

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On today’s show, we take your questions on how to apologize when you’ve unintentionally hurt someone, when to host a housewarming party, and whether it’s appropriate to wear rollers or bonnets outside the house. For Community Members, we have a question about setting boundaries with a neighbor. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute, and a postscript on holiday invites.

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On today’s show, we take your questions on how much time you really need to spend with overnight guests, whether it’s OK to text a colleague late at night, and how to handle situations where a salesperson’s commission could be affected by an online purchase. For Community Members, we have a question about last-minute cancellations that feel like a bummer before a casual party. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute, and a postscript on kids and phone etiquette.

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On today’s show, we take your questions on who should pay when you organize a birthday celebration at an expensive afternoon tea, what to do when you accidentally reveal that someone wasn’t invited to a party, and how often is too often to ask friends and businesses for charitable donations. For Community Members, we have a question about how a public official should respond to rude comments on social media. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute, and a postscript honoring the life and work of Laura Claridge, Emily Post’s biographer.

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On today’s show, we take your questions on whether you really need to peel fruit before eating it at a formal table, whether you should attend a wedding when the person who invited you can no longer make it, and tipping when you’re in a place where servers and other workers earn the same minimum wage. For Community Members, we have a question about hosting your own shower, from sprinkles to diaper kegs. Plus your weekly challenge, an etiquette salute, and a postscript reading from Emily Post’s Business Etiquette, in honor of the start of our annual business etiquette trainer training.

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On today’s show, we take your questions on how to blend different cultural traditions around wedding gifts and money, how to prepare for a wedding when the invitation gives you very little information, and how to politely ask your tutor to stop loudly chewing gum. For Community Members, we have a question about whether to post a negative review of a book that was given to you as a gift. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute, and a postscript feedback segment.

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On today’s show, we take your questions on how to tell a friend you don’t want to become their designated delivery address, what to do when someone gives you a generous gift card you can’t actually use, and how to tell a longtime dog groomer that her new prices are out of your budget. For Community Members, we have a question about hosting a celebration before a destination wedding when many guests won’t be invited to the wedding itself. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute, and a postscript segment where Dan reads from our parenting book the Gift of Good Manners.

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On today’s show, we take your questions on how to be assertive without coming across as rude or aggressive, whether you need to make it clear you really wanted to stay when leaving a party early, and whether it’s ever too late to send a birthday, thank-you, or sympathy card. For Community Members, we have a question about how to set boundaries with someone who really wants to be your friend when you don’t feel the same way. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on Airline Etiquette.

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On today’s show, we take your questions on whether wedding guests need a second thank-you after the wedding if you’ve already thanked them for their gifts, whether graduation announcement etiquette has changed, including when a gift or acknowledgment is expected. And whether you should remind a close friend to send thank-you notes after her baby shower. For Community Members, we have a bonus question about how to put a guest at ease after they spill red wine on your tablecloth.

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On today's show, we take your questions on how to become a gracious host when entertaining doesn’t come naturally, who should give a thank-you gift at a wedding welcome dinner, and whether tipping expectations have changed now that 22 percent is showing up more often on payment screens. For Community Members, we have a bonus question about navigating family visits when your mother refuses to see your husband. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute and a feedback postscript segment.

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On today's show, we take your questions on how to handle a friend who dominates group Zoom calls, whether it’s appropriate to ask a sick coworker to stay home, and the etiquette of having maintenance workers in your home, including what to do when they’re making repairs while you’re away. For Community Members, we have a bonus question about walking a reactive rescue dog and navigating shared spaces with cyclists. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute and a postscript with florists Natalie Gill and Meg Blancato.

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On today's show, we take your questions on what to say when someone thanks you for a sympathy card, whether a host should ever refuse a guest's request for pepper at the dinner table, and if Mexican Coca-Cola has a place at a black-tie wedding. For Community Members, we've got a bonus question about when it's appropriate to include degrees and professional certifications in your email signature. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute, and a postscript conclusion where we finish the Elizabeth Post introduction to the 1969 replica edition of Emily Post’s original Etiquette.

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On today's show, we take your questions on hosting contentious business meetings with professionalism and hospitality, whether it's okay to ask Grandma to leave her opinions about meat at home for an eighteenth birthday dinner, and what to do when your child no longer wants to attend a birthday party after being bullied by the birthday kid. For Community Members, we have a bonus question about staying connected with your former in-laws after a divorce. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, a salute to the ladies in the ladies room, and a postscript reading from Elizabeth Post introducing the replica edition of Emily Post original etiquette.

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On today's show, we take your questions on talking about money in polite company and whether old etiquette rules still apply, how to navigate conversations with ADHD while staying focused on the other person, and hosting with confidence, from fitting guests into a small apartment for dinner parties or hangouts. For Community Members, we've got a bonus question about navigating political conversations in professional settings. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, a salute to a company that went the extra mile to help a loyal customer, and a postscript where Lizzie interviews HoneyFund CEO and founder Sara Margulis.

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On today’s show, we take your questions on how to handle being asked to clean up after your boss, housewarming party primer, and how to handle a scary movie playdate that didn’t go well. For Community Members, we've got a bonus question about how not to get crowded in the checkout line. Plus your weekly challenge, an etiquette salute from Irene, and a postscript on leadership from the cost of bad behavior.

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On today’s show, we take your questions on what to do when friends repeatedly invite you over for dinners that are only barely edible, how to navigate invitations when multiple divorced couples are all part of the same friend group, and whether it's appropriate to speak up when a coworker's perfume is causing headaches and making it difficult to work. For Community Members, we've got a bonus question about an awkward first meeting with new neighbors that became... shall we say... much more revealing than intended. Plus your weekly challenge, an etiquette salute from Megan, and a postscript segment where Lizzie interviews parenting expert Dr. Michelle Borba.

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On today’s show, we take your questions on how to handle people who insist on hugging when you'd rather not, when family gatherings become focused on who's missing instead of who's present, and what to do when fellow party guests drink all your Pellegrino. For Community members, we've got a bonus question about beach etiquette and dealing with an aggressive dispute over hotel beach chair setups. Plus your weekly challenge, an etiquette salute from Charlie, and a postscript segment on etiquette essentials for kids.

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On today’s show, we take your questions on how to gracefully step back from a family group text during a difficult time without seeming uncaring, what a new grandchild should call a step-grandmother who joined the family later in life, and whether it’s truly poor etiquette to say “Congratulations!” when someone gets engaged. For Community Members, your bonus question is about e-bike safety etiquette. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute from Allie, and a postscript segment on Hostesses from Emily’s first edition of Etiquette.

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On today’s show, we take your questions on whether you need to respond when an older friend shares their age, how to navigate seating arrangements when guests move place cards at a dinner party, and what to do when balls keep ending up in your yard. For Community Members, we’ve got a first-date etiquette conversation about parking, payment and expectations. Plus your weekly challenge, an etiquette salute from Sarah, and a postscript segment on greeting and parting at work from our Business Etiquette book.

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