When Politeness Is Used To Show Up

A Wedding Invitation Is Sent By People Who Have Been Saying, "do We Have To Ask Them?" To People Whose First Response Is, "how Much Do You Think We Have To Spend On Them?

When Virtues Are Pointed Out First, Flaws Seem Less Insurmountable.

Learn Graceful Ways Of Saying No And Of Pointing Out That This Pressure To Do Something Is Not In Line With Most People's Wishes.

People Think, Mistakenly, That Etiquette Means You Have To Suppress Your Differences. On The Contray, Etiquette Is What Enables You To Deal With Them; It Gives You A Set Of Rules.

You Should Resolve Not To Seek Public Approval Of Your Private Business, When You Are Not Also Prepared To Accept Public Disapproval.