Miss Manners: Friend let his wife spread rumors over splitting a check
They joined friends for a restaurant-week dinner, shared a bottle of wine and offered others a pour. After they objected to how the check was split, they say a friend insisted on paying that way and let his wife spread rumors about them.
Dear Miss Manners: My wife and I joined a group of friends for a restaurant week dinner. We ordered a bottle of wine to go with our dinner and offered some to others, but no one partook.