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A ring can eventually be changed, but the right spouse is hard to find.

How to Tell Your Fiancé That You Hate Your Engagement Ring

By Myka Meier
Unsplash/Toa Heftiba

Holiday Etiquette: How to Handle Plus-Ones, Ex-Wives, Vegans and Ugly Gifts

By Myka Meier
Unsplash/Taylor Davidson

How to Deal With an Over-Spender Who Always Wants to Split the Bill

By Myka Meier
Unsplash/Simon Maage

Is It Ever Okay to Ask a Wedding Guest Why You Haven’t Received Their Gift?

By Myka Meier
PHOTO Celeste Noche/Flickr

Never a Book Borrower or a Lender Be

By Kim Velsey
NEW HAVEN, CT - APRIL 15: A woman sits on the grass on the campus of Yale University April 15, 2008 in New Haven, Connecticut. New Haven boasts many educational and cultural offerings that attract visitors to the city. (Photo by Christopher Capozziello/Getty Images)

10 Indispensable Pieces of Advice for Every College-Bound Student

By Mark Goldblatt
(Photo by Ulrich Baumgarten via Getty Images)

Why Your Kids Are Ruder Than You Were

By Judy Mandell

The Underparented Child Flies Again: End ‘Go-Right-Ahead’ Parenting

By Amy Alkon
The U.S. should import British phone booths (photo: Wikipedia)

Bring Back Phone Booths and Other Ways to Battle Rude Cell Phone Yappers

By Amy Alkon

College Students Must Major in Manners

By Amy Alkon
The server finally sauntered over as everyone else was finishing their meals. ‘I’m sorry,’ he said flatly, bringing back my undercooked chicken, ‘but this is the way the chef prepares it.’ (Illustration by Leon Zernitsky)

The Customer Is Always Wrong: Welcome to the New Chef-Waiter World Order

By Richard Kirshenbaum
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