Dear Abby: Dinner guest announces upon arrival: ‘I have an awful cold but it’s not COVID’

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Dear Abby: Dinner guest announces upon arrival: ‘I have an awful cold but it’s not COVID’
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... Is it better to get sick for a week than to risk offending someone by asking them to go home, get well and then reschedule?

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I recently invited two of our best friends to dinner. As the husband was walking through our front door, he announced, “I have an awful cold, but it’s not COVID!” I was so shocked that he would show up on our doorstep with a communicable disease of any kind, I didn’t know how to respond. I didn’t want to spoil the evening, but I was seething the whole time, angry at him for exposing us.

DEAR TAKING: If a guest, “good friend” or not, suspects they may have caught a bug, they should call their hosts and reschedule. This goes for the common cold, the flu and viruses that could be life-threatening. And you, as host, have every right to smile and tell your thoughtless friend to leave rather than possibly expose your family to whatever the person is carrying.DEAR ABBY: My soon-to-be husband and I are moving back to our hometown in the months prior to our wedding.

My other half and I have decided to stay with the parents of a good friend instead. They have a seven-bedroom house and are happy to host us, but I’m afraid of starting a conflict or embarrassing my parents by not living with them again. I’m not sure how to handle this without creating a rift before my wedding. -- PROTECTING MYSELF IN UTAH

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