Dedication

For thirty-nine years we have lived together, shared children, owned a business together, gone shopping every week together, renovated one house and built another together. She introduced me to two of the passions of my life: Italy and yoga. We have worked together at The Emily Post Institute for the past ten years. She edits virtually everything I write. She knows and lives by what etiquette is as well as any person I know. Certainly she has corrected me more than a few times, and, as much as I hate to say it, she was almost always right.

Throughout this book she is referred to as “my wife.”

But here, it is my pleasure to thank Tricia for all her help and patience working with me on my columns and blogs and in making this book possible.