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Originally Posted by brightspot01
Nevertheless, if we have been invited to someone else's home and have out of town company or other company at the time, I have always denied the invitation telling the hostess/host why. There has never been a time that I've not been told to bring my guests with me!
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And THAT is the correct way to handle it. You have been offered an invitation and rather than put the hostess (who has a plan in mind) in a potentially awkward situation, you appropriately declined with an open ended reason giving the hostess the option to include or not the additional people where it does not make it uncomfortable.
Manners really ARE about just being considerate and thoughtful.