A wedding anniversary card was received from a relative and she also included the name of her live-in friend.....This friend doesn't even know the people. Should the relative be told that this is not appropriate and not to do it again?
2007-10-20 11:32:46 · 11 answers · asked by Me 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
the word love is too loosely used.
2007-10-20 21:07:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No the relative should not be told anything. No it is not proper. We cannot be responsible for other peoples errors. It may have been signed in haste without a thought. But even love shouldnt be written on a wedding anniversary card unless it is family or best friends
2007-10-20 13:33:24 · answer #2 · answered by barthebear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is your job to correct the etiquette of your relatives, then yes, do your job. Tell her that it is not appropriate and tell her not to do it again.
If, however, you are not the family's designated "Enforcer of the Etiquette Rules", then let it go. It's a small error, no one was harmed, her intentions we honorable and she DID acknowledge someone's anniversary (quite a lovely remembrance in today's society).
If it was YOU who received the card and you simply cannot let it go, a note saying that you appreciate the love she sends and you hope to meet her LIF soon.
If it was not you who received the card, you have even less reason to chastise your relative.
After all, one of the rudest things you can do is to point out to them, without having been asked, other people's breaches of etiquette.
2007-10-20 11:52:01 · answer #3 · answered by lfh1213 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you serious? Someone was thoughful enough to send a card remembering someone else's special day, and you want to scold them for the way they signed it? I would never send you anything or acknowledge any special event in your life again, for fear of not doing it quite right.
Clearly you just have something against the person who signed the card. But go ahead and scold them like a naughty little schoolchild. It will be immediately apparent who the real jackass is, and I bet the story will be repeated and passed around for years to come.
2007-10-20 13:41:35 · answer #4 · answered by julz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chill, the relative signed what she wanted to express (love) and then included her live-in friend out of habit. celebrate the wedding anniversary instead of looking for offence where none was intended.
2007-10-20 11:42:10 · answer #5 · answered by heckenhocker 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's inappropriate. Surely the relative who sent the card loves the people...
2007-10-20 13:38:29 · answer #6 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like thank you overload to me for those people who gave you a cutting-edge and have been given a thank you already. in case you opt to share pictures, evaluate making an website or writing a word and enclosing p.c.. devoid of having them be thank yous in keeping with se. for people who in simple terms attended and who did no longer acquire a thank you, you're welcome to deliver then a number of your image taking part in cards.
2016-10-04 06:05:26 · answer #7 · answered by furne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good heavens, NO -- don't lecture someone for being nice! Is there so much love in the world that a little misdirected love is so unwelcome?
Just smile and say thank you!
2007-10-20 12:07:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Proper or not, it would be absolutely wrong to say anything to her other than "Thank you" (unless you never want to hear from her again).
2007-10-20 12:24:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you just need to get over it. You are making a mountain out of a mole hill. She was just trying to be nice.
Seriously, there are more important things to worry about...
2007-10-20 11:39:09 · answer #10 · answered by engineergirl 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋