Miss Manners: Would it be showboating to give my spouse an elaborate gift during his 50th birthday party?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am throwing a 50th birthday party for my spouse that will include lunch, games and an open bar, which I’m paying for. (The open bar is a surprise for guests!) I’ve saved up for this party, and for the large gift I purchased: a nice, but not too extravagant, musical instrument. I am very excited.
Miss Manners: Would it be ‘showboating’ to give my spouse a birthday present at the party I’m throwing?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am throwing a 50th birthday party for my spouse that will include lunch, games and an open bar, which I’m paying for. (The open bar is a surprise for guests!) I’ve saved up for this party, and for the large gift I purchased: a nice, but not too extravagant, musical instrument. I am very excited.
Miss Manners: What are the rules for an open bar, expensive gifts at a surprise party?
MISS MANNERS by Judith Martin, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am throwing a 50th birthday party for my spouse that will include lunch, games and an open bar, which I’m paying for.
Miss Manners: Would I be out of line to give my spouse this gift in public?
I’ve saved up for this party, and for the large gift I purchased: a nice, but not too extravagant, musical instrument. I am very excited. While talking to a family member, they told me I should not give my spouse their gift at the party because it would be showboating.
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