Not only is this more polite, Miss Manners assures you, but if you are truly an expert in any given field, waiting it out ...

I have suspected for many years that my son is gay. I don't understand why he would feel he can't talk to me about his relationships. I would love him regardless.

If we have company, we never bring our pets out or even open the door to that room; they stay completely out of sight.

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Miss Manners therefore suggests that you turn that weak smile into something that does, in fact, betray your irritation, perhaps with a murmured “Not funny.” Anything less seems only to encourage him.

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