Dear Miss Manners: I am a 31-year-old man who works in a midsized office comprised mostly of women. Dear Miss Manners: I am hosting an informal cocktails and hors d'oeuvres affair for 25 people. Miss Manners assures you that guests will be much more forgiving of contrasting plates than of ones that fall apart in their hands. New Miss Manners columns are posted Monday through Saturday on washingtonpost.com/advice. You can send questions to Miss Manners at her website, missmanners.com.

Source: Washington Post August 25, 2018 03:56 UTC