"None of these people have ever socialized with me, so I find it odd and awkward that they would suddenly invite themselves." ...

One bridesmaid says she didn't have any input on the shower's size and scope, why should she have to help fund it?

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a bridesmaid who questions if the bridal party ...

Miss Manners chooses to believe that you only made an unfortunate word choice, not that you believe that it is an honor for a ...

I had no input as to how big this shower has become, and being asked -- no, told -- to pay for it strikes me as inappropriate ...

I had no input as to how big this shower has become, and being asked — no, told — to pay for it strikes me as inappropriate.

I have not worn any kind of nail polish since I was in my 20s. I do not want to polish my toenails, or my fingernails, either ...

I had no input as to how big this shower has become, and being asked -- no, told -- to pay for it strikes me as inappropriate ...

Bridesmaids are supposedly chosen because they are the dearest people to the bride. Why, then, are they considered ...

Miss Manners chooses to believe that you only made an unfortunate word choice, not that you believe that it is an honor for a lady to be married, and that the title “Mrs.” reflects that.

She decides, for whatever reason, to retain her maiden name. She is still deserving of the married honorific, is she not?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: All the bridesmaids for an upcoming wedding recently received a note from the bride’s mother stating that we owe a substantial sum of money to help pay for the bridal shower.