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And you still haven't heard that. Paying is irrelevant. You could pay your mother's catering bills for her and she could still be the hostess. She could pay your catering bills and you coul… (View Post)

No, actually it isn't. Oh, maybe here; but not in the real world. Real etiquette is never focussed on making the world a colder more insular place with fewer happy community gatherings. Gatherin… (View Post)

You cannot be your own "guest", and certainly not your own "guest of honour". And who pays is not something that should be made public. (View Post)

You are thinking very logically here and making some pertinent honest observations. There has been a tendency on this board to argue that throwing a party is attention-whoring. That has diminished o… (View Post)

It does seem a little controlling. I have a grand-niece who is a Christian and always wears a cross -- she would probably politely decline your request to be a bridesmaid if that were a sticking poin… (View Post)