GENTLE READER: It would have been far more insulting, in Miss Manners’ estimation, to have only offered sugar-free foods. This would imply that your guests could not be trusted to make their own dietary choices or to safely manage their own glucose levels.

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to someone who was berated by a friend for offering both sugar and sugar-free options at a luncheon.

When she looked at my planned menu, Doris scolded my choices because a few of the friends were diabetic, which I had not known. (She has known these ladies for many years longer than I have.) And she said the rest of the friends,

At a dinner party I co-hosted, I brought desserts — a sugary one and sugar-free alternatives for diabetic guests. Nobody touched the healthier dessert and the other co-host scolded me for it.

When she looked at my planned menu, she scolded my choices because a few of the friends were diabetic, which I had not known. (Doris has known these ladies for many years longer than I have.) And she said the rest of the friends,

During one photo op, some enthusiasts beside me were chatting when a pair of Spielberg wannabes rebuked them, saying, “We’re trying to get sound on this shot.” Miss Manners should know that these bros had not asked for quiet before the filming began.