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" Etiquette doyenne Peggy Post tells us how a bit of manners can keep social stress to a minimum.   1. You love your guests, but they want to bring their dog, whose potential for house damage you love less.    &amp;quot;Speak up,&amp;quot; says Post. &amp;quot;Say, &amp;#039;We&amp;#039;re so glad you&amp;#039;re coming, and we have a wonderful kennel nearby.&amp;#039; It&amp;#039;s easier with friends than with family. If it&amp;#039;s your mother&amp;#039;s beloved dog, maybe it&amp;#039;s not worth bringing up, and that&amp;#039;s the cost of keeping the peace.&amp;quot; (Keep in mind: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s best to be honest in a kind way.&amp;quot;)   2. Out at dinner, your guests order triple what you order\u2014and then want to split the bill.   &amp;quot;Quietly ask the server if separate checks are OK,&amp;quot; says Post. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s a reality that you can&amp;#039;t support others&amp;#039; eating and drinking.&amp;quot; (Keep in mind: You can always choose the restaurant, a charming place in town that is moderately priced.)   3. You&amp;#039;d prefer to let only certain family members crash at your house.   &amp;quot;You need to have a logical cutoff. Say you&amp;#039;re having your mom and dad, and that&amp;#039;s it. Be careful if you have three siblings, and you don&amp;#039;t like hosting one of them. Think about relationships,&amp;quot; she says. (Keep in mind: &amp;quot;Try not to make a big to-do, especially if it&amp;#039;s someone who really can&amp;#039;t afford to go elsewhere.&amp;quot;)   4. Uncle Henry, the fishing fanatic, wants to spend hours together at the sporting goods store and watching fishing television.   Suggest other activities long before he arrives. (Keep in mind: You only need to offer to drop him off and pick him up at the store; you don&amp;#039;t need to stay with him.) "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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