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GENTLE READER: The wording is unfortunate, but Miss Manners is guessing that it is not intended to say that you can’t come to dinner unless you are married. Rather, it is probably to suggest that ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My youngest son is getting married this summer. His wife-to-be has a large extended family. I have received an invitation to a dinner/shower which, across the top in big letters ...

I have received an invitation to a dinner/shower which, across the top in big letters, states: “Couples only.” I am not in a couple, and haven’t been for some time.