When virtues are pointed out first, flaws seem less insurmountable.

“College women are typically given to declaring for one or the other (in my day,…”

“DEAR MISS MANNERS:I a tired of being treated like a child. My father says it's …”

“Eating grapes with a knife and fork is not what one would call refined. It is w…”

“It is wrong to wear diamonds before luncheon, except on one’s marriage rings. B…”