In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to handling unwanted gifts from a hoarder friend.

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a friend from childhood who is a wealthy, narcissistic hoarder. This means she spends all her time ...

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This is really annoying, verging on passive-aggressive. I’ve told her many times she should not send me gifts, that a card is fine (or nothing at all). I even stopped properly thanking her for these ...

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