DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband was invited to the wedding of one of his employees’ sons. The invite was clearly addressed only to him and did not include me.

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Over the years, my husband and this employee have had issues with their working relationship, which ultimately caused me to stop speaking to her.

He does not want to attend the wedding, because I was not on the invitation. How should he respond to this rude situation?

GENTLE READER: By saying that he regrets that he is unable to accept their kind invitation.

Yes, Miss Manners knows that you do not consider it kind. The omission was wrong — whether or not it was related to those altercations — as was the employee’s failure to understand that this is not a business occasion.

But Miss Manners is trying to keep you f

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