Miss Manners: Cliquey condo community leaves me feeling so hurt when I don’t get invited to events

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I live in a very cliquey condo community, and I feel left out when I don’t get invited to the lunches or ...

Miss Manners: Your cliquey condo is not high school. If you want to make friends, just ask!

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Miss Manners: Could it be considered rude to send a gift to someone who’s only an acquaintance?

Nevertheless, Miss Manners appreciates your delicacy in not wanting to make this old acquaintance feel that she has been ...

Dear Miss Manners: Is it rude to give a gift to an acquaintance?

An acquaintance is expecting her first child soon, and I would like to send some kind of gift. I have known her since we were young children, but I currently engage with her only occasionally, in a ...

Miss Manners: How can I get invited to parties at my cliquey condo?

I know I can’t say anything about this to the people in question. I just need to know how to not feel so hurt.

Miss Manners: How do I armor myself against these cliquey women?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I live in a very cliquey condo community, and I feel left out when I don’t get invited to the lunches or ...