Q Dear Miss Abigail: I have a girlfriend who lives in another country, but she hasn’t written me like she said she would. What should I do? Signed, John A Dear John: Uh, oh. Her actions do not appear to be a good sign, according to the following advice from Warren D. Bowman’s Home Builders of […]
Tag: courtesy
That’s What Friends Are For
Q Dear Miss Abigail: My best friend is acting really strange. She started hanging out with an old friend who always manages to get her in to trouble. I am really worried about her. Could you please help me find a way to tell her how I feel about her new old friend without hurting […]
Same-Sex Etiquette: The Same?
Q Dear Miss Abigail: One of the difficulties of same-sex relationships is figuring out the etiquette of dating. Do I open the door or does she? Do I offer to pay half the check, even if she has asked me out to dinner? Who decides when it is time for the end of the evening […]
The Blame Game
Q Dear Miss Abigail: My wife and I have been noticing lately that very few people apologize anymore for their mistakes, especially vendors who have given poor service or who have delivered a defective product. We think it is because people in general feel more beleaguered, and also because we live in such a litigious […]
Be Courteous
Hey kids, trying to figure out how to ask that cute girl out on a date? Follow this script and you’re sure to have success. 1967: Be Courteous As you ask a girl for a date, you should indicate that you really want to go out with her. Courtesy is very important when asking, for […]