Dear Miss Manners: When I read some of the questions sent to you, it is jarring when the writer includes financial information about someone else. They write things such as “ … and they can well afford it” or mention that so-and-so “could very well pay their own way.”
Are such statements relevant when asking about manners? For example, if a person is complaining about receiving a cheaper wedding gift than expected, does it matter whether or not the giver could afford to spend more?
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