She said it was my responsibility to put them in a vase to complete the gesture. I told her I thought she should put them in a vase to show her appreciation.
Which is it? When giving a bouquet of flowers, does the giver have to put them in a vase to complete the gift?
GENTLE READER: With all due respect to your wife, Miss Manners thinks she has some very specific and peculiar ideas about what constitutes thoughtfulness in flower giving. But Miss Manners certainly does not wish to start another argument -- if only because the apology protocol would be far too complicated.DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter’s bridesmaids were preparing to throw her a bridal shower when a relative from the groom’s side offered to throw the event herself at her home. She has a rather large house, suitable for big parties, and we’ve been told she enjoys hosting such events.
It’s not that they don’t want to help, but that they weren’t asked. There was no communication at all until two weeks prior to the party, when they all received a list of duties and supplies. And the men of the wedding party haven’t been asked to lift a finger.
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