Miss Manners: They ditched our high-drama friend, and now they pretend to care

Plus: How do I clean up my co-worker’s mess without setting her off?

: For over a decade, we had a close bunch of friends who socialized frequently. Then came Josh and Jenna’s horrid divorce.Miss Manners: The other diners were pointing at us. How should I have handled it?

We are the only couple who still check in, take Jenna to lunch if she’s feeling up to it, bring groceries if she’s not, etc. We are not looking for a medal here; to us, it’s what friends do. What could I say that would convey my annoyance with their performative “concern” about our mutual friend they abandoned — without being rude myself?: Say that you had lunch with her the other day and offer to share her contact information.

Since we work in the same department, it makes my job much more difficult when I have to explain to others what the real policies are.

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