Ninety minutes to two hours, the expected time to linger at a cocktail party, is also reasonable for “just drinks.” In any case, one should not stay beyond the common dinner hour of 7 p.m., even if ...

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Ninety minutes to two hours, the expected time to linger at a cocktail party, is also reasonable for “just drinks.” In any ...

Dear Miss Manners: You must be really happy that the Secretary of Transportation has told us poor wretches who fly economy to ...

I never want to overstay my welcome. At the same time, I do not want to appear to “drink and run” by leaving too soon.

Ninety minutes to two hours, the expected time to linger at a cocktail party, is also reasonable for “just drinks.” In any case, one should not stay beyond the common dinner hour of 7 p.m., even if ...

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: It seems that more people are now issuing invitations to “come for drinks” in the early evening, with no plans for dinner to follow. We have come to enjoy this type of socializing, ...

Ninety minutes to two hours, the expected time to linger at a cocktail party, is also reasonable for “just drinks.” In any case, one should not stay beyond the common dinner hour of 7 p.m., even if ...