Mid 20th C. Dinner Pary Etiquette

Two couples throw a dinner party and you attended… are you obliged to invite each of them to a dinner in return, even though you only know one of the couples?

 

 

Q. When two couples throw a large dinner party and you and your husband are included, are you obliged to invite each of them to dinner, even though you only know the one couple? L. G., Detroit, Mich. 

A. Yes. If you accept someone’s hospitality, you are obliged to extend hospitality to them in return. As a general rule, it's always better to extend an unnecessary invitation than to not extend a necessary one. When in doubt, invite.- By Maureen Eleva Reardon, 1974

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