Maybe it's just that you don't know how to use social courtesy.

Oh, that's old-fashioned.

Watch how Lizzie Post and...

...act as host and hostess.

They know that courtesy means showing respect, thinking of the other person,

real friendliness.

Hello. And welcome to awesome etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of

consideration, respect, and honesty. On today's show, we take your questions on entertaining with odd guest behaviors,

trying to get kids to stay at the dinner table, and how to handle a tricky monogram.

For community members, your question of the week is about balancing your social life as you ramp it up.

Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, etiquette salute, and a feedback postcript segment

where we get to hear from you.

All that's coming up.

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I'm Dan Post Senning. And I'm Lizzie Post. And cousin, we are recording this right before Valentine's Day.

So even though it's going to air a couple weeks after it, I figured I would share, I actually have

Valentine's Day plans this year. And while they're not romantic, I'm very excited about them.

Well, at least someone does, because I bailed this year. So please do tell. What's going on?

And I want to put a pin in that because I want to talk about bailing on the plans as like actually a good thing sometimes.

But I was really excited. My friend Aaron, she is so generous and

she doesn't think of this particular holiday as one just meant for her and her husband.

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