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Etiquette

Don’t Be Rude: Couples Showers and Late Wedding Gifts

You’re asked to buy an expensive, ugly bridesmaid’s dress, but aren’t invited to the shower. You bought the wedding presents years ago; they’re just in your closet. Margaret Mason puts things in perspective. (How To | November 29, 2004)

Don’t Be Rude: RSVPs and “Best Persons”

A wedding invitation arrives without an RSVP card, and a bride wonders what to call a female ‘best man.’ TMN’s etiquette expert Margaret Mason helps you through I dos. (How To | October 4, 2004)

Don’t Be Rude: When Guests Outstay Their Welcome

If your guests are walking all over you, it may be that you look suspiciously like a doormat. MARGARET MASON answers a reader’s question on how to get up, dust off, and reclaim the living room. (How To | May 19, 2004)

Don’t Be Rude: Part IV, Weddings

Continuing with her series on etiquette, Margaret Berry explains why you can’t ask your wedding guests to pay for your mortgage, or their own drinks. (Opinions | September 30, 2002)

Don’t Be Rude: Part III, Socializing

Why is that woman next to you gasping? Oh, dear. You seem to be stepping on her toes. You didn’t even notice, did you? Well, do move a bit to the right, and let Margaret Berry explain how you got there. (Opinions | September 4, 2002)

Don’t Be Rude: Part II, Relationships

Continuing her series, Margaret Berry returns with advice on relationships: how to call, coo, cuddle, and compete, all by adhering to a decent code of conduct. (Opinions | August 12, 2002)

Don’t Be Rude: Part I, Kindness

You may think that etiquette doesn’t matter, that grapefruit spoons are for sissies and no one should hold the door anymore. Think again, jerk. Margaret Berry weighs in with her first of a four-part series on being polite. (Opinions | July 30, 2002)

The Morning News Guide to Urban Etiquette: New York City

You’d be surprised at what you’ll see people do in New York. Or maybe you wouldn’t. But maybe you should. THE EDITORS offer a guide to everyone who lives in New York, whether there for an hour or for a lifetime. (New York, New York | February 8, 2002)


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