DEAR MISS MANNERS: My half-sister is 11 years older than me. As far as I can tell, she hasn’t worked in years, but she seems to have plenty of money to rent a house and travel around.
A couple of years ago, she mentioned that she “now has money.” I asked her where it was coming from, and she just smiled and ignored me.
I am dying of curiosity about how she is supporting herself. Is it rude to ask?
GENTLE READER: You did ask, and your half-sister is not telling. So your question to Miss Manners must be whether it would be rude to keep asking until you manage to break down her privacy.
The answer is yes.
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