However, when it comes to more formal occasions—like receiving a wedding gift or when someone goes out of their way for you—a handwritten thank-you note remains a more thoughtful gesture.

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband believes that when we receive a single, indivisible gift intended for us as a couple (such as a ...

My husband believes that when we receive a single, indivisible gift intended for us as a couple (such as a platter, ...

would prefer that we send a single message, using “we” in the note with one person writing and each individual signing.

GENTLE READER: Back whenever engraving was invented, it would have been considered a breach of etiquette to use it instead of ...