Miss Manners Column Takes Up Thanksgiving Guests and Bridal Showers
A Miss Manners advice column addresses etiquette questions, including a host's dilemma about unexpected guests at Thanksgiving dinner and the changing tradition of who hosts bridal showers.
Anchorage, AK, October 27, 2026 —
A Miss Manners advice column addresses two etiquette questions: how a host might handle unexpected guests at Thanksgiving dinner and how the tradition of hosting bridal showers is changing.
The topics put attention on social expectations around hosting and celebrations. One question concerns a host faced with guests who were not expected at a Thanksgiving meal. The other concerns who takes responsibility for hosting a bridal shower, a custom the column describes as changing.
The available summary does not provide the column’s specific answers or recommendations. It does not say how many unexpected guests were involved, what circumstances led to their arrival, or what the host ultimately did. It also does not identify who traditionally hosted the bridal shower, how hosting practices are changing, or what prompted the question.
Those details matter to understanding the advice and the situations behind the questions. Without them, the column can be described only by its subjects, not by the reasoning or etiquette guidance it offered. No direct quotations from the column were provided in the summary.
Together, the questions concern expectations placed on hosts in two different settings: a holiday dinner and a pre-wedding celebration. The summary does not indicate whether the column presents a broader conclusion about etiquette or treats the questions separately. It identifies the issues addressed, while leaving the column’s responses and the circumstances behind each question unspecified.
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