My husband says I’m being too sensitive and should just ignore the request. What does Miss Manners think?
I sent out a dinner invitation to my in-laws. My brother-in-law called my husband to confirm attendance. He added that he will be bringing his boyfriend, and will require certain food accommodations because the boyfriend was just discharged from the hospital a couple of days ago after a major organ transplant surgery.
Miss Manners has sympathy for the rampant abuse of hosts when it comes to inviting extra people and dictating menus. But she does not cancel dinners over them -- and not for legitimate excuses such as bringing an established partner and asking to accommodate his post-hospitalization diet. Both friends are in my inner circle and know each other. I wouldn’t want to hurt the original giver’s feelings, as she is probably the kindest soul I know. I’ve kept everything else she has given me, but this is just not something I want. I’d hate for it to go to waste when I know somebody else would love it.The etiquette on regifting is not to get caught. The likelihood in this case is too great, and not, in Miss Manners’ opinion, worth the risk.
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