Dear Amy: I think the hostess could have spared some social awkwardness with one quick sentence privately, like “Joan is John now, deal with it,” which would have been fine with me.
Dear Amy: A couple of years ago, an acquaintance of ours hosted a dinner party. I was only acquainted with half the people there. The hostess didn’t make introductions.I knew that Jane had a partner, “Joan,” whom I had only met once years before.At one point I stared across the table because I was trying to determine if this was Jane’s brother, or if Joan was transitioning to male.We spoke briefly afterward, and they made no attempt to reintroduce themselves to me.
Now onto you. In the absence of hostess-courtesy, why didn’t you introduce yourself to people? “Hi, I’m Befuddled Guest. But please, you can call me Befuddled. Tell me your name?” If the person answers by saying, “We’ve met before” , you can say – as I always do – “Oh, I’m so sorry, I’ve forgotten that. Remind me of your name?”
Dear Amy: I wanted to respond to the recent letter from “Befuddled,” in which a husband laments the estrangement between his wife and her sister. Your advice was beautifully written.
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