The well-wisher used the date of her first marriage, not the second (which has lasted 30 years). Was it deliberate?

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to when someone doubts a reader's own wedding date.

Relative meant to wish the letter writer a happy anniversary for their current marriage – not their first marriage that ended decades ago.

A family member sent me a “happy anniversary” message; however, it was on the date of my first marriage, not my second (which has now lasted 30 years). She attended both weddings. It kind of ruined my ...

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: A family member sent me a “happy anniversary” message; however, it was on the date of my first marriage, not my second (which has now lasted 30 years). She attended both weddings.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A family member sent me a “happy anniversary” message; however, it was on the date of my first marriage, not my second (which has now lasted 30 years). She attended both weddings.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I was growing up, it wasn’t unusual to see a woman lunching alone at a restaurant, all decked out in ...

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