DEAR MISS MANNERS: A woman my husband works with bought him five work shirts. (This is something that happens quite often with this co-worker.) I told him that I felt it was inappropriate, and that he should give them back.
But he likes the shirts, and decided that rather than giving them back, he would go ahead and wear them. He even went and bought another one on his own, and it turns out each one cost over $100.
There is a whole load of context here, but I don’t think there’s any need to share all of that.
GENTLE READER: No doubt. You might ask your husband how he would feel about a male co-worker who purchased expensive jewelry for you.
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