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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP. She should have told you, and it’s concerning that she’s not taking responsibility for not telling you.

That said, you people don’t know how to have fun, especially the poster crabbing about Dilbert. It’s a holiday! We bring out the silver and china. Women might wear a silk shirt or other nice top and wool pants. Men generally do a button down shirt and nice pants, tie optional. Sherry is served while we wait for the turkey. [/quote]

You're like the third PP to chime in and explain that you "dress up" in a way identical to what the OP was actually wearing, not what OP's girlfriend's family was wearing.  Stop explaining to him that he should have "dressed up" in [b]what he actually wore[/b] to be safe/cover his bases/ "err on the side of dressier" (that PP was a genuine idiot)/ "have fun."

OP the problem isn't that you didn't realize her family is exiled royalty, it's that she's shifting blame and holding a grudge about it.  Cuffing season isn't real; get out before Christmas.[/quote]

Ok, sorry, I got sidetracked by all the “we wear jeans” posts and thought that was OP. I’m yet another New England WASP with generations of dressing for dinner (we did that visiting my grandparents until they died), but the “dressing for dinner” thing is now tieless, in my family and apparently several other WASP families here. OP’s girlfriend’s family is not exiled royalty or even that upper-crusty, they seem like they’re trying too hard. Just a sociological note.[/quote]

But you do understand that dressing up is not universal, don’t you? And would you be pissed if someone shows up in business casual? [/quote]

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