Awesome Etiquette

On today’s show, we take your questions on how to divide road trip expenses, how to integrate a fiance with your family, and helping a nonplussed newlywed handle thank you notes. For community members, your question of the week is about changing the focus of a group chat. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment where Lizzie interviews Paul English, founder...

On today’s show, we take your questions on how to be a bridesmaid without going broke, how to address younger kids by a title, how to attend a funeral, and whether or not to send a second round of flowers. For community members, your extra question is about reconnecting with an ex's family. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on the Formal Dinner from Emily Post’...

On today’s show, we take your questions on holiday party invites that don’t include everyone, written invitations to a celebration of life, and cowboy hats at dinner. For community members, we have a question on whether it’s okay to have kids ride in first class. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on The Formal Dinner from Emily Post’s How To Behave Though a De...

On today’s show, we take your questions on inherited dishes you don’t love, going to a wedding when you don’t know the couple well, and being invited to coach your boyfriend on etiquette. For community members, we have a question about handling backhanded compliments. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on Executive Manners from Letitia Baldridge.  Join the comm...

On today’s show, we take your questions on upgrading the registry, puzzled by a birthday question, and offering support during a divorce. For community members, your question of the week is about speaking multiple languages both at work and socially. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on How to Keep A Dinner List from Emily Post’s 1922 edition.  Join the communi...

On today’s show, we take your questions on correcting yourself via text message, GoFundMe for widows, and the origins of the “captain’s tip”. For community members, our question of the week is about a city and country mouse and their quest to recycle glass and aluminum. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on holiday party planning.  Join the community, support t...

On today’s show, we take your questions on texting with a young nephew who just got a phone, handling rude behavior during the holidays, and trying to get your packages when you’ve moved. For community members, our question of the week is about neighbors who are unplugging your deodorizer. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a feedback postscript segment.  Join the community, suppor...

On today’s show, we take your questions on carpool favors, AirBnB tipping, and wedding gift communications. For community members, your question of the week is about giving a plus one to a guest who just went through a breakup. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment from Emily Post’s How to Behave Though a Debutante.  Join the community, support the show - emilypos...

On today’s show, we take your questions on whether you can decline an invitation after a pet’s death, how to tell your family you don’t want too long a visit after a baby’s birth, and beach etiquette. For community members, your question of the week is about what to do when someone asks "How big is your farm?" Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on prepping your...

On today’s show, we take your questions on navigating COVID in the present day, when a friend feels left out of a wedding party, and kids attending funerals. For community members, your question of the week is about changes in tipping practices. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment where we introduce our latest featured trainer Hayden Wilson. Join the community, s...

On today’s show, we take your questions on whether you can ever call out bad behavior, sitting next to someone with a bad cough, and titles on wedding programs when your parents are divorced. For community members, your question of the week is whether sitting crisscross apple sauce is unprofessional. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment from Letitia Baldrige. Joi...

On today’s show, we take your questions on whether you can cut up a salad, what a haggard Hawaiin host can do, and visiting a friend in a neighborhood that makes you nervous. For community members, your question of the week is about writing thank-you notes after interviews. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a feedback postscript segment. Join the community and support the show - e...

On today’s show, we take your questions on whether college students should give a wedding gift, proper RSVP follow-up, and complaints over the office air fryer. For community members, your question of the week is about how to respond to a work email when the intended receiver no longer works at your company. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment with our featured...

On today’s show, we take your questions on checking if a bathroom stall is occupied, when the bridesmaids are dressed in black, and hosting part of your own birthday dinner party. For community members, your question of the week is about using utensils when dining with people who usually eat with their hands. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on The Suit. Join...

On today’s show, we take your questions on how to address a doctor on a wedding invitation, inviting widows to an anniversary party, and Refusing a host’s offer of food and drink. For community members, your question of the week is about what to do when you can’t understand someone through their accent. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on new Wedding and Baby...

On today’s show, we take your questions on whether you can disregard a request for charitable donations as gifts, if it’s ever too late to give a graduation present, and how to handle the division of expenses when a friend is in town. For community members, your question of the week is about thank-you notes and weddings. Plus, your etiquette salute and a postscript segment from Emily’s novel How t...

On today’s show, we take your questions on when someone shows up with lots of extra food for a party, a refresher on holding-the-door etiquette, and the proper way to eat a cupcake. For community members, your question of the week is about what to do when someone wears white to a wedding. Plus your etiquette salute and a postscript segment from Emily’s tongue-in-cheek novel How to Behave Though a...

On today’s show, we take your questions on who gets first dibs on a room at a vacation house, what to do with a friend who orders a lot at a restaurant and then asks to split the bill, and a fun question on how to get RSVPs to something called a Pig Pickin’! For community members, your question of the week is about speech-to-text etiquette. Plus, your etiquette salute and a postscript segment on D...

On today’s show, we take your questions on really uneven graduation gifts, when to put a rolled napkin on your lap, and how to respond when people always ask if you want kids. For community members, your question of the week is about what to do with a friend who won’t take no for an answer about sleeping at your house. Plus, your etiquette salute, weekly challenge, and a listener feedback postscri...

On today’s show, we take your questions on graduation gifts for a son’s girlfriend, how long or short to make a letter or card, and attending BIPOC and LGBTQ events as a straight white person. For community members, your question of the week is about rescheduling a baby shower. Plus your etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on funerals and bereavement from Emily’s biography by Laura Claridge...

On today’s show, we take your questions on what to do with a graduation photo card, whether to let a boyfriend’s parents pick up the check and how to let people know you’ve switched from a PO Box to a home address. For community members, your question of the week is about why people seem to think etiquette is only for aristocrats. Plus, your etiquette salute and a postscript segment where we talk...

On today’s show, we take your questions on how to address a wedding invitation when the bride has already taken the groom’s last name, whether ladies should wear hats in a restaurant, and saying thank you too much when dining out. For community members, your question of the week is about whether shower hosts should be invited to the wedding. Plus, your etiquette salute and a postscript segment whe...

On today’s show, we take your questions on handling an unusual food intolerance at work, whether stay-at-home moms and volunteers should have business cards, and whether you can ask potential wedding guests how likely they are to attend…before sending out invitations. For community members, your question of the week is about honoring parental boundaries at a wedding. Plus your etiquette salute, we...

On today’s show, we take your questions on what to wear to a celebration of life event, how to tip on a guided travel tour, and whether to suggest in advance you split the bill on a date. For community members, your question of the week is about when you can order a drink at a business meeting. Plus, your etiquette salute and a postscript segment where Lizzie Interviews Former White House Social S...

On today’s show, we take your questions on whether you give a gift at a wedding vow renewal, if you can ask for cash gifts for a 40th birthday, and how to handle an uncomfortable moment at a memorial. For community members, your question of the week is about when to follow up after a job application is submitted. Plus, your etiquette salute, weekly etiquette challenge, and a postscript segment on...