Hosting a dinner party sounds like a good idea, until you realise you’re knee-deep in a pile of mismatched cutlery, your ...

It feels awkward and inappropriate to tell her the reason for my continuous cancellations. How would you proceed?

As an etiquette writer for more than a decade, I really should have known better, but knowing how to politely decline an invitation is hard. And you probably know exactly the type of regret and ...